SCHILLER'S 

WJLHELM    TELL 

CARRUTH 


SCHILLER'S  WILHELM  TELL 


FRIEDRICH  SCHILLER. 


SCHILLER'S 

WILHELM   TELL 


INTRODUCTION,   NOTES  AND  A 
VbCABULARY 


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W.  H.  CARRUTH,  PH.D. 

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University  of  Kansas 


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PREFACE. 


WILHELM  TELL  has  been  widely  accepted  as  the  best 
classic  play  for  young  students.  It  finds  its  place  in  high 
schools  or  in  the  first  year  of  college  courses.  The  present 
edition  has  been  prepared  with  the  desire  to  meet  the 
needs  of  such  students,  yet  it  will  serve  more  advanced 
students,  who  need  not  follow  the  Notes  in  detail. 

The  purpose  of  the  Introduction  is  to  furnish  outside 
material  not  generally  accessible,  for  the  understanding  and 
appreciation  of  this  noble  piece  of  literature;  not  to  do 
the  student's  or  the  teacher's  work  for  him.  For  this  rea- 
son suggestions  are  made,  especially  in  the  Subjects  for 
Themes,  of  studies  which  the  student  may  undertake  for 
himself. 

The  Text  is  that  of  Oesterley  in  Goedeke's  Historisch- 
kritische  Ausgabe  of  Schiller's  Works,  the  orthography 
modernized  so  far  as  this  would  not  alter  the  form  and 
sound  of  Schiller's  language.  The  Editor  has  used  freely 
the  commentaries  of  Diintzer,  Bellermann,  Meyer,  Gaudig, 
Breul,  Buchheim,  Deering  and  others.  He  acknowledges 
gratefully  the  careful  criticism  of  Professor  W.  T.  Hewett, 
of  Cornell  University,  and  the  helpful  suggestions  and  as- 
sistance in  proof-reading  of  Mrs.  Frances  Schlegel  Carruth. 

UNIVERSITY  OF  KANSAS, 
October,  1897. 


CONTENTS. 


PREFACE -      ...  v 

INTRODUCTION. 

Sketch  of  Schiller's  Life vii 

Composition  of  "  Wilhelm  Tell  " xx 

Criticisms  and  Comments xxvi 

Style  and  Meter      .                  xxxv 

History  and  Legend xxxvii 

Portions  of  Tschudi  used  in  "  Tell  "        ....  xlii 

The  Political  Situation liv 

Specimens  of  Schiller's  Notes liv 

Chronology Ivi 

List  of  Persons lix 

TEXT 5 

NOTES 173 

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL  NOTES 227 

SUBJECTS  FOR  THEMES  AND  INVESTIGATION         ...  235 

IMPORTANT  VARIANTS 237 

INDEX 239 

ILLUSTRATIONS. 

Portrait  of  Schiller.     Frontispiece. 

Map.     Preceding  Introduction. 

The  Urirotstock  from  the  Axenstein.     Act  I,  scene  I. 

The  Riitli.     Act  II,  scene  2. 

The  Statue  of  Tell  at  Altorf.     Act  III,  scene  3. 

The  Axenstrasse,  with  the  Bristenstock  above  Fliielen.    Act  IV,  sc.  I. 

The  Tell  Chapel  at  Kiissnacht.    Act  IV,  scene  3. 

The  Reuss  with  the  Teufelsbrucke.    Act  V,  scene  2. 

The  Schiller  Stone.     Act  V,  last 


INTRODUCTION. 


SKETCH   OF   SCHILLER'S   LIFE. 

WHEN  FRIEDRICH  SCHILLER  was  born,  November  icth, 
1759,  at  Marbach  in  Wiirttemberg,  Klopstock  was  thirty- 
five  years  old,  Lessing  was  thirty,  and  Goethe  ten.  Wiirt- 
temberg was  at  peace,  but  the  East  of  Germany  was  mid- 
way in  the  Seven  Years'  War. 

When  Schiller  published  his  first  drama,  Die  Rauber,  in 
1781,  Herder  and  Wieland  were  the  dominant  living 
authors  in  Germany ;  the  latter's  Oberon  had  appeared  ten 
years  before.  It  was  the  year  of  Lessing's  death,  and  of 
the  publication  of  Kant's  Kritik  der  reinen  Vernunft. 
Klopstock's  literary  career  was  practically  finished,  and  his 
popularity  eclipsed  by  that  of  the  young  writers  of  the 
Sturm  und  Drang  period.  Goethe  had  published  Gotz  von 
Berlichingen,  Clavigo,  Werther,  Stella,  and  some  poems, 
and  was  already  turning  away  from  his  early  vehemence 
and  irregularity  to  a  more  subdued  taste.  The  dominant 
foreign  influence  in  Germany  was  that  of  English  writers, 
especially  of  Shakespeare,  Sterne,  MacPherson,  Goldsmith 
and  Richardson.  Hardly  second  to  this  was  that  of  Rous- 
seau and  Diderot. 

It  was  the  year  of  the  surrender  of  Cornwallis.  Hesse, 
Wiirttemberg  and  other  German  states  had  leased  their 
subjects  to  fight  for  England  in  this  war.  The  Jews  still 
resided  shut  in  separate  quarters  in  many  German  cities 


VU1  INTRODUCTION. 

and  were  subjected  to  humiliating  constraints  and  taxes. 
A  year  later  the  last  execution  for  witchcraft  took  place 
in  German  Switzerland. 

Though  not  born  in  penury,  Schiller  in  his  youth  knew 
nothing  of  luxury.  His  father,  who  had  begun  his  career 
as  a  barber- surgeon,  became  later  regimental  surgeon  in 
the  ducal  service  of  Wurttemberg,  and  was  a  lieutenant  of 
infantry  at  the  time  of  the  poet's  birth.  Later  he  rose  to 
the  rank  of  captain.  His  mother  was  a  plain,  good  woman, 
but  from  neither  parent  did  Schiller  receive  directly  any 
inspiration  or  aid  in  his  literary  ambition.  He  was  early 
very  devout,  and  for  a  time  it  was  regarded  as  settled  that 
he  should  become  a  preacher ;  but  soon  after  his  confirma- 
tion,—  the  studies  for  which  had  given  rise  to  his  first 
dramatic  attempt,  a  tragedy  called  The  Christians,  —  the 
Duke  invited  Captain  Schiller  to  send  his  boy  to  the  newly 
established  academy  at  Ludwigsburg.  The  invitation  was 
not  to  be  ignored,  and  so,  at  the  Duke's  persuasive  sugges- 
tion, young  Schiller  began  to  study  for  the  law,  but  after 
three  years  changed  his  choice  to  medicine.  The  disci- 
pline of  the  school  was  strict,  and  along  with  some  excellent 
features  had  enough  wretched  ones  to  foster  the  spirit  of 
revolt  against  law  and  order  inspired  by  the  reading  of  Gotz 
von  Berlichingen  and  Sturm  und  Drang.  Among  the  sub- 
jects on  which  the  students  were  required  to  write  essays 
for  the  Duke's  inspection  were  :  "Which  among  you  is 
the  meanest  ?  "  and  "  A  description  of  yourself  and  of  your 
attitude  toward  your  Prince."  While  writing  under  such 
constraint  the  homage  expected,  Schiller  wrote  to  a  friend  : 
"  O  Karl,  we  have  in  our  hearts  a  very  different  world  from 
the  real  one." 


INTRODUCTION.  IX 

In  this  atmosphere  Schiller  composed  Die  Rauber,  a 
play  which  manifests  the  climax  of  the  extreme  tendencies 
of  the  Sturm  und  Drang  period. 

Karl  Moor,  disinherited  through  the  machinations  of  his 
wicked  brother  Franz,  tries  to  get  even  with  the  world  by 
becoming  captain  of  a  band  of  robbers.  After  some  ex- 
perience in  this  line  he  returns  to  his  home  in  time  to 
release  from  a  dungeon  his  father,  who  has  been  imprisoned 
by  the  wicked  brother,  and  to  rescue  Amalia,  who  has  re- 
mained faithful  to  him  despite  all  the  threats  and  persua- 
sions of  the  wicked  Franz.  Franz,  thwarted,  takes  his  own 
life  to  escape  vengeance,  and  Karl,  held  by  his  vow  to  his 
fellow-robbers,  and  prevented  from  resuming  a  settled  life 
and  marrying  Amalia,  stabs  her  and  delivers  himself  to  a 
poor  peasant  in  order  that  the  latter  may  secure  the  reward 
set  upon  his  head. 

It  is  a  crude,  strong  piece,  full  of  denunciations  of  estab- 
lished views  and  institutions.  It  is  no  wonder  that  the 
French  Assembly  conferred  its  diploma  of  citizenship  upon 
the  author.  A  German  prince  said  of  it :  "  If  I  were  God, 
and  could  have  foreseen  that  Schiller  would  write  Die 
Rauber,  I  should  never  have  created  the  world."  Schiller 
himself  some  years  later  touched  the  most  serious  weak- 
ness of  the  drama  when  he  confessed  that  he  had  attempted 
to  portray  human  beings  two  years  before  he  had  ever 
really  known  one. 

Although  Schiller  had  to  borrow  money  to  pay  for  print- 
ing Die  Rauber,  in  1781,  it  sold  reasonably  well  and  on 
presentation  upon  the  stage  it  became  widely  popular. 
After  graduation,  in  1780,  Schiller  had  received  an  appoint- 
ment as  army  surgeon.  He  left  his  post,  without  leave,  to 
attend  the  first  representation  of  his  play  in  Mannheim, 
in  January,  1782,  and  soon  repeated  this  indiscretion. 


X  INTRODUCTION. 

Complaint  having  meanwhile  been  made  of  the  offensive 
tone  of  a  certain  passage  in  Die  Rauber,  and  the  poet 
having  further  incurred  the  Duke's  displeasure  by  certain 
poems,  Schiller  was  now  rebuked  for  leaving  his  post,  con- 
fined for  two  weeks  in  the  guardhouse,  and  forbidden 
henceforth  to  publish  anything  not.  pertaining  to  his  pro- 
fession. This  was  intolerable  to  the  ambitious  and  sensitive 
youth,  and  in  September  he  secretly  left  Stuttgart  in  com- 
pany with  a  faithful  friend,  Streicher.  Before  this  a  number 
of  Schiller's  earlier  lyrics,  especially  those  addressed  to 
"Laura,"  were  published  in  a  volume  entitled  Anthologie 
auf  das  Jahr  1782. 

To  Mannheim,  Darmstadt,  Frankfurt  and  certain  small 
villages  Schiller  wandered  in  the  course  of  the  next  two 
months.  He  had  taken  with  him  a  new  drama,  Fiesko, 
and  altered  it  at  the  request  of  the  manager  of  the  Mann- 
heim theater,  only  to  be  told  finally  that  it  would  not  do 
for  the  stage.  In  despair  he  sold  the  manuscript  to  a 
publisher  for  ten  louis  d'or.  Fiesko  was  well  received  by 
the  public,  was  played  with  success  in  Hamburg,  Berlin 
and  Vienna,  and  then,  in  the  summer  of  1783,  manager 
Dalberg  concluded  that  Schiller  was  valuable  enough  to  be 
engaged  as  a  regular  writer  for  the  Mannheim  theater, 
though  the  salary  was  not  enough  to  support  him  and  to 
enable  him  to  pay  his  debts.  A  much-pruned  version  of 
Fiesko  was  played  in  Mannheim  but  was  not  particularly 
successful.  It  fared  better  with  the  next  play,  Luise  Millerin, 
published  under  the  title  Kabale  und  Liebe,  in  1784.  Dur- 
ing these  months  of  wandering,  disguise  and  fear  of  arrest, 
Schiller  had  been  distracted  also  by  a  passion  for  Charlotte 
von  Wolzogen,  daughter  of  a  lady  who  befriended  him  in 


INTRODUCTION.  XI 

his  concealment.  This  passion  was  not  returned,  and  he 
tried  to  cultivate  another  for  Margarethe  Schwan,  daughter 
of  his  publisher. 

Fiesko  had  been  brought  to  Schiller's  attention  by  a 
remark  of  Rousseau,  that  this  Genoese  hero  was  the  only 
man  of  the  modern  world  worthy  of  Plutarch. 

Fiesko,  a  nobleman  of  the  city,  heads  a  conspiracy  against 
Andreas  Doria,  Duke  of  Genoa,  but  is  considerably  in  doubt 
as  to  the  purity  of  his  own  motives.  In  fact  Andreas  is  a 
very  tolerable  tyrant,  and  the  only  excuse  for  the  rebellion 
is  that  the  heir  to  the  throne,  Giannettino,  promises  to  be 
a  very  bad  ruler.  To  throw  the  Dorias  off  their  guard 
Fiesko  pays  court  to  Julia,  the  sister  of  Giannettino,  and 
becoming  infatuated  with  her  incurs  the  risk  of  alienating 
his  faithful  wife.  To  convince  the  latter  that  he  had  not 
been  unfaithful  he  leads  Julia  into  a  humiliating  situation. 
As  the  conspirators  are  gathering  for  the  outbreak,  Gian- 
nettino is  killed  on  the  street.  Fiesko's  wife,  following 
him  in  male  attire  to  watch  over  him,  dons  Giannettino's 
cloak  and  being  thus  mistaken  for  him  is  killed  by  her  hus- 
band. Fiesko,  in  turn,  is  pushed  from  a  gang-plank  into 
the  water  by  Verrina,  an  uncompromising  republican,  who 
suspects  in  him  a  tyrant  worse  than  the  Dorias.  Fiesko 
drowns,  and  Verrina,  whose  daughter  had  been  seduced  by 
Giannettino,  exclaims:  "I  go  to  Andreas  Doria,"  indicat- 
ing his  opinion  that  a  moderate  monarchy  was  preferable 
to  a  reckless,  blind  democracy. 

As  may  be  seen,  there  is  no  well-woven,  symmetrical 
plot,  but  several  slightly  connected  episodes.  The  tragic 
outcome  is  not  the  inevitable  result  of  the  situation. 

Kabale  und  Liebe  is  a  picture  of  petty  intrigue  and  cor- 
ruption at  a  German  court,  and  that  of  the  Duke  of  Wiirt- 
temberg  doubtless  furnished  many  of  the  elements. 

Ferdinand,  son  of  President  Walter  of  the  ducal  court, 
loves  Luise,  daughter  of  a  musician,  but  is  destined  by  his 


XU  INTRODUCTION. 

father  to  marry  the  prince's  mistress.  As  Ferdinand  refuses 
to  give  up  Luise,  Walter  has  her  parents  arrested,  and  then 
obtains  from  Luise,  by  threats  of  treating  them  harshly,  a 
compromising  letter  which  is  shown  to  Ferdinand.  Mad- 
dened by  this,  and  hopeless  of  escape  from  his  father's  toils, 
the  young  man  drinks  a  poisoned  lemonade  with  Luise,  who 
dies  after  explaining  the  letter.  Ferdinand  curses  his  father 
and  dies. 

The  home  life  of  the  Miller  family,  and  the  picture  of 
Wurm,  the  knavish  courtier,  the  tool  of  President  Walter, 
show  a  decided  growth  in  Schiller's  ability  to  observe  and 
paint  details. 

In  the  fall  of  1784  Schiller  broke  the  engagement  with 
the  Mannheim  theater,  feeling  unable  to  produce  by  con- 
tract. He  established  a  journal,  Die  Rhenische  Thalia,  the 
first  number  of  which,  containing  the  first  act  of  Don 
Karlos,  did  not  appear  till  March  of  the  following  year. 
Meantime  he  had  formed  two  acquaintances  which  deeply 
influenced  his  life.  One  was  with  Charlotte  von  Kalb,  the 
unloved  wife  of  an  army  officer,  whose  talents  and  appreci- 
ation brought  her  into  a  close  association  with  the  young 
poet,  who  was  two  years  her  senior.  The  relation  was  very 
intimate,  and  while  helpful  in  some  respects,  became  ulti- 
mately a  serious  embarrassment  to  Schiller.  The  second 
acquaintance  was  with  the  Duke  of  Weimar,  before  whom 
he  read  a  portion  of  his  new  drama,  Don  Karlos,  and  was 
rewarded  with  the  title  of  Councillor  (Rath) . 

Though  his  popularity  in  Mannheim  was  great,  the  poet 
was  harassed  by  debts.  He  therefore  accepted  the  offer  of 
an  asylum  with  some  enthusiastic  admirers  at  Leipzig,  who, 
led  by  their  appreciation  of  his  genius,  had  entered  into 
correspondence  with  him.  Chief  of  these  was  Korner, 


INTRODUCTION.  xiii 

father  of  the  poet  Theodor  Korner,  who  remained  through 
life  one  of  Schiller's  most  helpful  and  valued  friends.  Tak- 
ing leave  of  his  devoted  Streicher,  who  had  been  with  him 
much  of  the  time  since  the  escape  from  Stuttgart,  and  of 
Frau  von  Kalb,  Schiller  reached  Leipzig  in  April,  1785, 
whence  he  followed  Korner  to  Dresden  in  the  fall. 

The  residence  of  nearly  two  years  at  Dresden  is  a  transi- 
tion period  in  Schiller's  intellectual  development.  The 
intercourse  with  Korner  incited  the  poet  to  serious  studies 
in  both  history  and  philosophy.  As  outcome  of  the  latter 
study,  Schiller  published  Philosophische  Briefe,  which  shows 
the  molding  influence  of  Kant.  The  study  of  Kant's 
^Esthetics  led  later  (1793-95),  under  the  further  inspiration 
of  Professor  Reinhold  in  Jena,  to  Schiller's  brief  treatises, 
Uber  Anntut  und  Wiirde,  Vom  Erhabenen,  Briefe  uber  die 
asthetische  Erziehung  des  Menschen,  and  Uber  naive  und 
sentimentale  Dichtung.  The  historical  studies  were  neces- 
sitated for  the  completion  of  Don  Karlos,  which  appeared 
partly  in  the  Thalia,  and  complete  in  book  form  in  August, 
1787.  This  drama  was  the  first  written  by  Schiller  in  iam- 
bic pentameter  verse,  and  has  some  of  the  beauties  of  his 
later  and  greater  dramas  —  dignity  and  sustained  power. 
Technically  and  theatrically  it  is  no  advance  over  the  pre- 
vious works.  The  plot  is  confused,  the  catastrophe  is  hardly 
inevitable,  and  the  reader  is  in  doubt  as  to  who  is  really  the 
hero.  Schiller  himself  admitted  that  he  changed  his  pur- 
pose in  this  respect  after  the  drama  was  half  finished. 

Don  Karlos,  Infant  of  Spain,  is  enamored  of  his  youthful 
stepmother.  King  Philip  suspects  the  pair,  and  Countess 
Eboli,  a  lady  in  waiting,  after  being  rebuffed  by  Karlos, 
causes  compromising  letters  from  Karlos  to  the  queen  to 
reach  the  king.  In  his  distress  the  king  seeks  a  comforter 


XIV  INTRODUCTION. 

and  adviser  and  finds  him  in  the  Marquis  Posa,  who  has 
recently  returned  from  the  Netherlands,  a  friend  of  Karlos. 
Posa  urges  the  king  to  political  liberality  and  wins  his  com- 
plete confidence.  At  the  same  time  he  comes  to  an  under- 
standing with  the  queen  to  send  Karlos  to  the  Netherlands 
where  he  might  usurp  his  father's  rule  and  introduce  Posa's 
liberal  reforms.  But  when  the  king,  aided  by  Alva,  is  about 
to  close  the  toils  about  Karlos  and  the  queen,  Posa  writes  a 
letter  which  he  intends  shall  fall  into  the  king's  hands  and 
make  it  appear  that  it  is  he,  not  Karlos,  who  is  intriguing 
with  the  queen.  The  evening  before  the  departure  of  Kar- 
los for  the  Netherlands  he  is  arrested  by  order  of  Posa,  who 
fears  that  he  might  in  his  rashness  interfere  with  his  own 
plan,  but  the  prince  is  almost  immediately  set  free  by  order 
of  the  king,  who  has  read  Posa's  letter.  As  Posa  is  taking 
leave  of  Karlos,  who  is  still  in  prison,  he  is  shot  by  an 
officer  of  the  guard.  Karlos  goes  at  midnight  to  take  leave 
of  the  queen,  but  is  surprised  in  her  apartments  by  Alva  and 
the  king,  and  delivered  to  the  Inquisition. 

Though  this  drama  was  based  more  upon  a  novel  by 
Saint-Real  than  upon  history,  the  studies  for  it  led  Schiller 
into  the  history  of  the  time  and  he  published  in  1788,  after 
going  to  Weimar,  his  incomplete  Geschichte  des  Abfalls  der 
vereinigten  Niederlande.  This,  in  turn,  afforded  a  plausible 
ground  for  his  appointment  as  professor  of  history  at  Jena 
in  the  following  year.  During  .the  Dresden  period  the 
fragmentary  tales,  Der  Geisterseher  and  Der  Verbrecher 
aus  verlorener  Ehre,  also  the  poem  An  die  Freude,  were 
written. 

At  Weimar  Schiller  again  fell  under  the  spell  of  Frau  von 
Kalb,  but  this  was  soon  broken  by  Charlotte  von  Lengefeld, 
to  whom  he  was  married  in  1790.  He  was  cordially  re- 
ceived by  Wieland  and  Herder,  and  was  soon  engaged  in 
journalistic  cooperation  with  them.  With  Goethe,  who  re- 


INTRODUCTION.  XV 

turned  from  Italy  in  1788,  he  did  not  become  intimate 
until  1794,  when  cooperation  on  the  journal  Die  Horen 
brought  them  together  and  they  became  mutually  beneficent 
friends.  In  1788  a  more  intimate  acquaintance  with  Greek 
literature  began,  influenced  especially  by  Voss's  translation 
of  Homer.  Schiller  himself  translated  Iphigenia  in  Aulis. 
The  taste  for  form  and  objective  beauty  thus  cultivated  is 
manifested  also  in  the  poems  Die  Goiter  Griechenlands 
(1788),  and  Die  Kiinstler  (1789). 

The  labors  of  his  professorship,  the  works  which  have 
already  been  mentioned  in  anticipation,  the  poet's  betrothal 
and  marriage,  a  long  illness  which  proved  the  beginning 
of  his  serious  sickness  fourteen  years  later,  the  production 
of  Die  Geschichte  des  dreissigjahrigen  Krieges  (1791-93), 

—  these  were  the  main  features  of  Schiller's  life  until  1796. 
Although  Schiller  had  several  dramatic  plans  in  contem- 
plation he  did  not  commence  serious  work  on  his  Wallenstein 
until  1796,  and  with  this  a  period  of  supreme  activity  in 
the  drama  began,  resulting  in  the  production,  within  about 
eight  years,  of  five,  or,  more  fairly  estimated,  of  six  great  plays, 
second  in  the  world's  literature  to  Shakespeare's  only,  if 
to  any.     All  his  careful  study  of  history  and  philosophy  had 
been  a  preparation  for  the  artistic  work  of  these  dramas. 
He  had  been  cultivating  his  taste  for  form  and  relf-restraint, 
and  reflecting  and  debating  over  aesthetic  theory.     Thus 
when  he  came  to  the  work  on  Wallenstein  everything  was 
done  with  deliberation  and  conscious  judgment.     The  theory 
of  the  dramatic  blame  (Schuld),  the  liberties  of  the  creative 
artist  with  historical  facts,  the  right  relation  of  the  real  and 
the  ideal,  the  place  and  use  of  the  chorus  in  the  tragedy, 

—  these  are  some  of  the  problems  which  he  studied,  and 


XVI  INTRODUCTION. 

his  conscientious  conclusions  find  their  exemplification  in 
the  dramas  :  Wallenstein,  really  one  play,  but  consisting  of 
an  introduction  in  one  act,  Wallenstein 's  Lager,  and  the 
play  proper  arbitrarily  divided  into  sections  of  five  acts  each, 
Die  Piccolomini  and  Wallenstein 's  Tod  (finished  in  1799)  > 
Maria  Stuart  (1800)  ;  Die  Jungfrau  von  Orleans  (1801)  ; 
Die  Braut  von  Messina  (1803)  ;  and  Wilhelm  7>//(i8o4). 

Wallenstein  portrays  the  end  of  the  career  of  this  famous 
general  of  the  Thirty  Years'  War.  Schiller  pictures  him  as 
made  overconfident  by  his  belief  in  astrology  and  by  his 
reliance  upon  the  fidelity  of  his  officers,  especially  of  his 
companion  in  arms,  Octavio  Piccolomini.  Entrusted  by  the 
emperor  with  almost  supreme  power,  he  enters  into  am- 
biguous negotiations  with  the  enemies  of  the  country  and, 
by  his  own  confession,  dallies  with  the  possibility  of  treason. 
A  messenger  falls  into  the  emperor's  hands,  and  Wallenstein, 
unable  to  offer  plausible  explanation  of  his  negotiations,  is 
forced  by  circumstances  to  do  what  he  maintains  he  had 
never  seriously  intended.  When  he  takes  the  field  against 
the  emperor,  his  army  falls  away  from  him  and  his  trusted 
officers  are  the  ones  who  execute  against  him  the  decree  of 
deposition  and  outlawry. 

This  overtragic  material  is  relieved  by  the  introduction 
of  the  lovers,  Thekla,  the  daughter  of  Wallenstein,  and  Max, 
the  son  of  Octavio,  the  favorite  of  the  general,  two  of  the 
most  ideal  of  Schiller's  creations.  Fiesko  and  Don  Karlos, 
though  treating  historical  personages,  are  not  properly  his- 
torical dramas,  because  they  were  not  based  on  careful 
study ;  the  heroes  are  not  of  world-wide  fame,  and  the  poet 
was  not  controlled  by  a  purpose  to  be  faithful  to  the  truth 
of  history.  In  Wallenstein  Schiller  deliberately  chose  the 
historical  field  because  he  recognized,  as  he  said,  that  he 
was  better  adapted  to  idealizing  the  real  than  to  realizing 
the  ideal. 


INTRODUCTION.  XVH 

In  Maria  Stuart  Schiller  treats  of  the  closing  days  of  the 
unfortunate  Scottish  queen.  The  conspiracy  of  Curl  and 
Nau  in  her  behalf  is  fictitiously  repeated,  with  some  modifi- 
cations, in  the  action  of  Mortimer,  the  nephew  of  Paulet, 
Mary's  keeper.  He  comes  to  her  aid  prompted  by  religious 
zeal,  and  continues  the  plot  under  her  fatal  fascination, 
which  had  ruined  so  many,  from  Rizzio  to  the  end.  The 
chief  feature,  which  is  entirely  without  warrant  in  history, 
is  a  meeting  between  Elizabeth  and  Mary,  in  which  the 
latter  has  hopes  of  pardon  if  she  shows  herself  properly 
humble.  But  she  was  unable  to  endure  Elizabeth's  taunts, 
and  gave  way  to  a  burst  of  royal  indignation.  Thus  the 
fault  which  had  ruined  her  life  and  had  brought  her  to  her 
end  is  ideally  expressed  in  this  happily  invented  scene. 

In  general,  Mary  is  painted  more  favorably  and  Elizabeth 
less  favorably  than  history  approves.  Both  this  play  and 
Wallenstein  are  great  favorites  on  the  German  stage. 

In  Die  Jungfrau  von  Orleans  Schiller  departed  most 
widely  from  traditional  accounts,  and  designated  the  play, 
in  anticipation  of  criticism,  a  "  romantic  tragedy."  The 
poet  ascribes  the  marvelous  feats  of  the  Maid  to  her  con- 
secrated purpose,  which  inspired  herself  and  her  allies  with 
supreme  confidence.  This  purpose  is  involved  with  the  vow 
never  to  love,  and  to  sacrifice  to  the  Virgin  every  English- 
man who  falls  into  her  hands.  When  Johanna  meets  Lionel 
on  the  battlefield  and,  touched  by  tenderness  and  love, 
violates  her  vow  so  far  as  to  spare  his  life,  she  loses  her 
self-confidence,  and  her  invincibility  leaves  her.  Thus  far 
Schiller  may  be  close  to  the  truth  in  his  psychological  analy- 
sis of  Johanna's  career.  But  romantic  liberty  comes  in 
when,  after  sincere  repentance,  in  captivity,  she  recovers 
her  marvelous  power,  breaks  massive  chains,  rushes  to  the 
fray  and,  after  a  second  time  saving  the  cause  of  the  king, 
perishes  on  the  field  of  battle. 

The  dramatic  blame  or  guilt  here  is  similar  to  that  in 
Wallenstein,  —  the  harboring  of  a  wrong  thought,  —  though 
here  it  is  much  more  refined,  less  deliberate  and  pronounced. 


xviii  INTRODUCTION. 

Wallensteiris  Lager  is  written  in  a  sort  of  irregular 
iambic  tetrameter,  a  favorite  meter  in  the  popular  dramas 
and  ballads  of  the  late  Middle  Ages,  and  known  as  "  Knit- 
telverse  "  ;  it  has,  besides,  several  songs  in  regular  stanzas ; 
Maria  Stuart  in  one  scene  departs  from  the  iambic  penta- 
meters introduced  into  the  German  drama  by  Lessing  in 
Nathan  der  Weise,  and  accommodates  the  measure  to  the 
joyful  lyric  mood;  the  same  is  true  in  Die Jungfrau  von 
Orleans,  while  in  two  other  scenes  the  verse  assumes  a 
more  ponderous  step,  the  hexameter  (so-called  trimeters) 
for  a  corresponding  reason. 

In  the  next  play,  Die  Braut  von  Messina,  Schiller,  who 
had  meanwhile  been  discussing  the  Greek  drama,  and  es- 
pecially the  use  of  the  chorus,  chose  a  form  which  would 
give  his  lyric  faculty  full  play,  —  that  of  the  Greek  tragedy. 
At  the  same  time  he  deserted  the  historical  field  and  re- 
turned to  that  of  free  imagination. 

The  play  presents  the  complications  by  which  two  hostile 
brothers  fall  in  love,  each  unknown  to  the  other,  with  a 
maiden  who  proves  in  the  end  to  be  their  sister,  though  they 
had  not  known  they  had  a  sister,  and  who  fall,  the  elder  by 
the  younger's  jealous  hand,  the  latter  by  his  own,  at  the 
moment  when  their  mother  was  rejoicing  over  their  recon- 
ciliation and  awaiting  the  restoration  of  her  long-hidden 
daughter  and  the  introduction  of  the  brides  of  her  sons. 

Some  writers  see  in  this  a  drama  of  fate,  but  it  is  easy  to 
find  an  all-pervading  dramatic  guilt,  to  wit,  secretiveness, 
which  brings  the  curse  upon  the  doomed  family. 

After  Die  Braut  von  Messina  Schiller  translated  for  the 
Weimar  theater  two  French  plays,  Der  Parasit,  and  Der 
Neffe  als  Onkel,  and  then,  after  a  consideration  of  other 
plans,  began  the  studies  for  Wilhelm  Tell,  in  which  he  re- 


INTRODUCTION.  XIX 

turned  to  the  field  of  history,  or  at  least  of  legend.  The 
details  regarding  the  composition  of  this  work  will  be  found 
in  the  next  section.  Tell -was  completed  in  February,  1804, 
and  the  poet  was  already  preparing  for  the  next  achievement 
when  his  health,  for  years  precarious,  gave  way.  Many 
months  were  lost  to  comp6sition,  and  precious  strength  was 
spent  on  the  text  of  a  spectacular  piece,  Die  Huldigung  der 
Kiinste,  and  then  the  poet  began  his  last  play,  Demetrius, 
which  was  destined  to  remain  a  fragment.  Only  one  act 
was  completed.  Schiller  died  May  pth,  1805.  Demetrius 
was  designed  to  represent  the  career  of  a  changeling  claim- 
ant to  the  Russian  throne,  and  judging  from  the  one  act 
would  have  been  at  least  equal  to  the  poet's  best. 

The  last  fifteen  years  of  Schiller's  life  were  blessed,  in  ad- 
dition to  his  happy  domestic  life,  with  many  fine  and  help- 
ful friendships,  among  these  friends  being  Wilhelm  von 
Humboldt,  Fichte,  Herder,  his  faithful  Korner,  and  Goethe. 
Goethe,  by  whom  Schiller  felt  himself  at  first  repelled,  was 
brought  into  intimate  relations  with  Schiller  in  1794  by 
cooperation  on  Die  fforen,  and,  being  counterparts  in  tem- 
perament and  methods,  each  profited  much  by  the  other's 
criticism  and  advice.  Goethe  encouraged  Schiller  through 
many  of  the  discouraging  struggles  with  Wallenstein  ;  Schil- 
ler persuaded  Goethe  to  resume  work  on  Faust.  In  1797 
they  took  up  together  the  study  and  composition  of  ballads, 
and  in  this  and  the  three  following  years  Schiller  produced 
some  of  his  most  popular  poems :  Der  Taucher,  Der 
Hands c huh,  Der  Ring  des  Polykrates,  Der  fitter  Toggen- 
burg,  Die  Kraniche  des  Ibykus,  Der  Gang  nach  dem 
Eisenhammer,  Der  Kampf  mit  dem  Drachen  and  Das  Lied 
von  der  Glocke. 


XX  INTRODUCTION. 

Schiller  is  less  many-sided  than  Goethe,  but  more  intense. 
Goethe  was  more  open  to  all  impressions  of  sensuous 
beauty,  more  objective,  more  lyric;  Schiller  subordinated 
the  sensuous  to  the  ethical,  "his  conscience  is  his  Muse." 
There  is  no  need  to  institute  comparisons  of  greatness ; 
each  of  the  two  poets  has  his  sphere  in  which  he  is  supreme. 
But  while  the  majority  of  critics  call  Goethe  the  greater  of 
the  two,  Schiller  is  undoubtedly  the  favorite  of  the  German 
people.  And  this  is  fortunate  for  Germany  and  creditable 
to  her  people. 

THE  COMPOSITION  OF  "WILHELM  TELL." 

The  suggestion  of  making  literary  use  of  the  story  of 
Wilhelm  Tell  came  to  Schiller  from  Goethe.  Goethe  had 
visited  the  Forest  Cantons  three  times,  in  1775,  in  1779, 
and  in  1797.  On  the  last  occasion  he  wrote  to  Schiller 
that  he  was  convinced  that  the  story  of  Tell  could  be  treated 
as  an  epic ;  that  he  had  carefully  studied  the  scene  and  it 
now  depended  on  luck  whether  anything  came  of  it.  In 
the  Tag-und  Jahreshefte  Goethe  states  that  he  had  planned 
an  epic  in  hexameters,  but  that  he  grew  tired  of  the  subject, 
as  he  always  did  if  he  studied  too  long  over  form  and  meter. 
He  had  often  discussed  the  subject  with  Schiller,  he  tells  us, 
and  had  described  the  locality  to  him,  and  when  it  no  longer 
attracted  him,  some  time  after  1 800,  he  "  gladly  and  for- 
mally "  turned  it  over  to  Schiller.  It  should  be  stated  that 
Goethe's  memory  is  not  to  be  depended  upon  for  details, 
and  especially  dates. 

During  the  year  1801  Schiller  read  Miiller's  History  0} 
Switzerland,  and  as  early  as  in  the  spring  of  that  year  a  re- 


INTRODUCTION.  XXI 

port  somehow  got  abroad  that  he  was  engaged  on  a  Wilhelm 
Tell.  Later  in  the  year  the  rumor  became  general,  though 
there  is  no  other  evidence  that  Schiller  was  then  actually 
considering  the  subject.  But  on  March  i6th,  1802,  in  a 
letter  to  Cotta,  the  publisher,  he  asked  for  a  detail  map  of 
Lake  Lucerne,  saying  that  "he  had  so  often  heard  this  false 
rumor  that  he  had  finally  taken  up  the  subject,  and  had 
been  studying  Tschudi's  Chronicon  Helveticum,  and  had 
thereupon  seriously  purposed  to  write  a  play  "  Wilhelm 
Tell,"  which  he  believed  would  bring  them  credit.  But  he 
begged  Cotta  to  tell  no  one,  since  he  lost  interest  in  a 
subject  if  he  heard  too  much  said  about  it.  After  some 
further  reading,  the  matter  was  dropped  for  the  work  on 
Die  Braut  von  Messina. 

After  Die  Braut  von  Messina,  Schiller  planned  to  go 
to  work  on  Warbeck,  a  long-cherished  subject,  and  then  at 
Tell.  In  September,  1802,  he  wrote  to  Korner,  that  while 
Tell  appeared  anything  but  a  tractable  subject  for  dramatic 
treatment,  since  the  action  was  so  scattered  in  time  and 
place,  and,  saving  the  hat  and  apple-shooting  episode,  so 
ill-adapted  to  poetic  presentation,  nevertheless  he  had  al- 
ready given  it  so  many  poetic  touches  that  it  was  beginning 
to  leave  the  phase  of  history  and  enter  that  of  poetry.  He 
found  it  "  a  desperate  task,  for  it  consists  of  representing 
with  the  character  of  utmost  consistency  and  truth  a  whole 
locally  circumscribed  people,  a  whole  remote  period  and, 
most  difficult  of  all,  an  entirely  local,  indeed  almost  indi- 
vidual and  unique  phenomenon."  He  thought  of  putting 
Tell  into  a  form  similar  to  that  of  Die  Braut  von  Messina, 
• — that  of  the  Greek  tragedy.  After  finishing  the  latter, 
Schiller  was  forced  to  occupy  himself  with  other  matters, 


Xxii  INTRODUCTION. 

so  that  it  was  in  May,  1803,  before  he  could  again  con- 
cern himself  seriously  with  Tell.  Then  he  returned  to 
the  study  of  Tschudi,  who  gave  him  "  a  new  light  through 
his  straightforward,  Herodotian,  almost  Homeric  tone." 
He  promised  the  great  actor  Iffland,  in  Berlin,  that  he 
might  have  the  play  before  the  winter  was  over,  and  as- 
sured him  that  it  would  be  "  a  piece  for  the  people,  cap- 
tivating heart  and  head."  Early  in  August  he  wrote  to 
Cotta  requesting  more  descriptive  works  on  Switzerland, 
for  the  poet  himself  had  never  seen  that  country.  On 
the  1 8th  of  this  month  he  wrote  to  Wilhelm  von  Hum- 
boldt  that  the  subject  was  "  a  tough  one  "  though  he  hoped 
to  master  it.  On  the  25th,  according  to  the  laconic  entry 
in  his  diary,  he  "  went  at  Tell"  But  several  weeks  later 
he  wrote  to  Korner,  again  referring  to  the  difficulty  of  the 
subject,  and  asking  for  more  books  to  help  him  with  local 
color,  but  adding :  "  If  the  gods  help  me  in  carrying  out 
what  I  have  in  mind,  it  will  prove  a  mighty  thing  and 
shake  the  stages  of  Germany."  Schiller  was  anything  but 
conceited  about  his  products,  and  such  confidence  as  this 
was  unusual.  Later  in  the  month  and  far  into  October  he 
was  still  seeking  and  studying  works  to  furnish  a  setting 
for  his  drama.  A  large  number  of  sheets  are  preserved 
(see  p.  liv),  on  which  are  Schiller's  careful  notes  to  this 
end  from  the  various  authors  he  read,  the  points  he  used 
in  many  cases  methodically  checked  off.  He  felt  nerved 
by  the  fact  that  the  new  play  was  intended  to  be  given  to 
greet  the  return  to  Weimar  of  the  crown  prince  and  his 
young  wife.  A  presentation  of  Julius  C<zsar  at  Weimar  on 
the  ist  of  October  proved  invaluable  to  the  poet,  "  lifting 
his  boat"  and  putting  him  into  the  most  productive  mood. 


INTRODUCTION.  XX111 

The  first  week  in  November  he  writes  that  he  is  well  under 
way,  and  tolerably  satisfied  with  what  he  has  done.  On 
the  5th  of  December  he  writes  to  Iffland,  who  is  urging 
him  to  early  completion,  that  he  expects  to  have  it  finished 
early  in  March.  He  is  resolved  to  visit  Switzerland  before 
he  lets  the  piece  go  to  press,  in  order  to  adjust  certain 
details  to  fit  Swiss  national  prejudices.  To  Iffland's  request 
to  receive  the  play  an  act  at  a  time,  Schiller  responds  : 
"  It  is  not  composed  an  act  at  a  time,  but  the  matter  re- 
quires that  I  carry  certain  trains  of  action  that  belong  to- 
gether through  all  five  acts,  and  only  then  take  up  the 
others.  For  instance,  Tell  stands  pretty  much  by  himself 
in  the  piece ;  his  cause  is  a  private  cause  and  remains  so 
until,  at  the  close,  it  is  combined  with  the  public  cause." 
He  promises  the  first  three  acts  in  the  course  of  January, 
and  sends  a  scheme  of  the  stage-settings.  From  this  it 
appears  that  the  first  scene  of  the  second  act  was  to  fol- 
low the  second  scene  of  the  first  act,  the  setting  up  of  the 
pole  with  the  hat,  now  in  Act  I,  scene  3,  was  to  form  the 
first  scene  of  the  second  act,  and  be  followed  by  a  scene 
in  a  room,  perhaps  the  interview  between  Rudenz  and 
Bertha,  now  contained  in  the  second  scene  of  the  third  act, 
scenes  one  and  two  of  the  fourth  act  were  interchanged, 
and  were  to  be  followed  by  a  wild  mountain  scene  giving 
perhaps  the  incident  now  narrated  by  Tell  in  the  first 
scene  of  the  fourth  act,  while  the  act  was  to  close  with 
a  scene  representing  the  scaling  of  the  Rossberg  by 
Melchthal. 

Some  progress  was  made  during  December,  though  Schiller 
was  distracted  by  the  presence  of  Madame  de  Stael,  who 
spent  several  months  in  Weimar,  and  by  the  death  of 


XXIV  INTRODUCTION. 

Herder.  In  spite  of  the  "  most  vivacious,  most  disputatious 
and  most  talkative  French  philosopher"  (Madame  de 
Stael),  the  first  act  was  completed  on  the  i2th  of  January, 
1804,  and  was  sent  to  Goethe,  who  exclaimed  in  reply: 
"  This  is  no  first  act,  but  a  whole  play,  and  a  fine  one.  At 
first  sight  it  seems  to  me  to  be  all  right,  and  that  is  the 
chief  point  in  certain  pieces  which  are  to  produce  definite 
effects."  Goethe  made  two  suggestions  in  minor  details. 
Two  days  later,  Schiller  sent  him  the  Riitli  scene,  which 
Goethe  found  worthy  of  all  praise.  In  sending  the  first  act 
to  Iffland,  on  the  23rd,  Schiller  promises  the  whole  piece 
by  the  end  of  February.  Johannes  von  Miiller,  the  Swiss 
historian,  came  to  Weimar  on  the  2 and,  and  while  his  visits 
must  have  consumed  some  time,  intercourse  with  him  must 
have  yielded  Schiller  profit  and  inspiration.  On  the  5th  of 
February  the  third  and  fourth  acts  were  done.  Iffland 
wrote,  after  reading  the  first  act  and  the  Riitli  scene :  "  I 
have  read,  devoured  and  bent  my  knee,  and  my  heart,  my 
tears,  my  bounding  blood  pay  rapturous  tribute  to  your 
mind  and  heart !  O  more,  very  soon  more  !  What  a  work  ! 
what  wealth,  power,  perfection  and  omnipotence  !  God 
preserve  you,  Amen  !  "  In  sending  the  fourth  and  part  of 
the  fifth  acts,  on  the  i3th,  Schiller  explained  those  changes 
in  the  arrangement  of  scenes  which  give  us  the  play  as  it 
is  at  present. 

All  invitations  and  interferences  were  now  avoided,  and 
in  feverish  exaltation  the  poet  hastened  to  the  close.  On 
the  i8th  of  February  he  wrote  in  his  journal,  "  7>//finished." 
Goethe  wrote  after  reading  the  close,  "  The  piece  has  turned 
out  splendidly  and  given  me  an  agreeable  evening."  On 
the  i  yth  of  March  the  first  representation  occurred  at 


INTRODUCTION.  XXV 

Weimar,  and  though  it  lasted  five  hours,  it  met  with  im- 
mense success,  greater,  as  Schiller  said,  than  any  of  his 
other  plays.  He  wrote  to  Korner  that  he  thought  he  was 
gradually  acquiring  a  mastery  of  the  requirements  of  the 
stage. 

It  will  interest  the  student  to  read  a  criticism  on  the 
first  performance  which  will  show  that  homage  was  not 
universal,  and  that  a  keen-witted  woman  saw  immediately 
the  defects  which  have  again  and  again  been  pointed  out  by 
critics.  It  is  the  account  of  Henriette  von  Knebel,  gov- 
erness of  the  Princess  Caroline  of  Weimar.  "The  story 
of  Tell  is  interesting  enough  in  itself,  I  think,  and  the 
scenery  was  calculated  to  transport  us  to  Switzerland.  If 
you  ask  regarding  the  dialogues,  I  must  answer,  '  Too  long, 
too  long  ! '  Tell's  story  proper  does  not  begin  until  the 
third  act.  The  Princess  thinks  that  the  piece  is  not  a 
whole,  but  consists  of  several  pieces,  and  she  is  right.  The 
long  (scene  of  the)  conference  of  the  confederates  in  which 
not  one-third  of  the  words  are  necessary,  and  then,  in  the 
midst  of  Tell's  story,  a  tedious  Swiss  prophet  (Attinghausen) 
whom  one  would  rather  have  die  behind  the  scenes,  since 
he  has  to  die,  we  know  not  just  why.  And  then,  in  addi- 
tion, the  love  affair  of  a  degenerate  young  Swiss  who  is 
brought  back  by  his  mistress  with  many  sounding  words  to 
reason  and  his  fatherland.  Then  Duke  Albrecht  (Johann) 
is  introduced,  who  murdered  the  Emperor.  And  finally, 
to  crown  all,  Tell,  whose  strong  character  is  pretty  well  con- 
ceived, as  he  only  acts  and  speaks  little,  has  to  deliver  a 
long  monologue,  in  which,  as  in  all,  only  Schiller  speaks, 
and  not  the  man  himself." 

Although  designed  for  the  Berlin  theater,  there  was  hesita- 


XXVI  INTRODUCTION. 

tion  over  the  political  tone  of  certain  passages,  and  the 
preparation  of  scenery  and  music  added  to  the  delay,  so 
that  Tell  was  not  represented  there  until  the  4th  of  July, 
when  it  met  with  the  same  enthusiastic  reception  as  at 
Weimar,  and  was  repeated  three  times  in  eight  days. 
Schiller  received  331  thalers  for  the  right  of  representa- 
tion in  Berlin,  the  highest  fee  that  the  theater  had  ever 
paid  for  a  drama.  From  Breslau,  Hamburg,  Mannheim  and 
Vienna,  also,  Schiller  received  considerable  sums,  and  the 
play  was  given  at  these  theaters  in  March  or  April.  It  was 
published  in  October,  in  an  edition  of  7,000  copies,  and  a 
second  edition  of  3,000  was  issued  the  same  year.  Besides 
various  verbal  improvements  the  first  printed  edition  added 
to  the  stage  version  (which  is  preserved  in  several  manu- 
scripts) the  parts  of  Pfeifer  von  Luzern,  Act  I,  scene  2,  and 
Kunz  von  Gersau,  Act  IV,  scene  i. 

It  is  a  curious  fact  that  Goethe  again  took  up  his  plan 
for  an  epic  of  Tell  in  the  year  following  Schiller's  death, 
but  he  dropped  it  without  any  actual  achievement. 

Despite  all  technical  faults,  Wilhelm  Tell  has  remained 
one  of  the  most  popular  pieces  on  the  German  stage,  and 
has  had  an  incalculable  effect  in  the  cultivation  of  national 
feeling.  Its  popularity  has  always  been  greatest  in  periods 
of  national  consciousness,  as  in  1813-15,  1848,  and  1870. 

CRITICISMS  AND  COMMENTS. 

The  people,  the  audience,  was  usually  more  favorable  to 
Schiller's  plays  than  the  critics.  The  opinion  of  Henriette 
von  Knebel  touched  technical  defects  which  were  often 
emphasized  by  critics  to  the  ignoring  of  the  undisputed 
great  beauties  of  the  play. 


INTRODUCTION.  XXV11 

Der  Freimuthige,  a  journal  conducted  by  Merkel  and 
Kotzebue,  condemned  in  its  issue  of  March  29,  1804,  the 
Riitli  scene,  of  which  Goethe  thought  so  highly,  as  a  mani- 
festation of  Schiller's  passion  for  the  chorus.  Such  a 
criticism,  it  would  seem,  could  spring  only  from  a  mind 
prepared  by  Die  Braut  von  Messina  to  see  the  features 
of  that  play  in  all  that  Schiller  produced.  It  condemns 
also  the  fifth  act  as  the  work  of  a  courtier,  "a  bugbear, 
introduced  without  any  necessity."  On  the  whole  it  found 
Tell  not  one  of  Schiller's  better  productions. 

Die  Zeitung  fur  die  elegante  Welt  spoke  of  Tell  in  a 
rather  perfunctory  way  as  "eine  edle  Geistesfrucht,"  but 
the  Berliner  Nachrichten  of  July  7,  1805,  inspired  per- 
haps by  Iffland,  is  almost  as  enthusiastic  as  was  the  great 
actor  in  the  praise  already  quoted.  It  tells  us  that  after 
the  performance  at  Weimar  the  general  opinion  of  the  play 
was  cold,  even  that  of  Schiller's  most  pronounced  admirers. 
Schiller  had,  however,  soared  in  Tell  to  a  height  which 
puzzled  his  critics.  In  its  own  view  Schiller  had  never 
shown  himself  a  greater  dramatic  poet  than  in  this  work. 
The  fifth  act,  indeed,  it  found  superfluous,  though  this  too 
possessed  great  beauties.  The  dialogue  was  not  so  soar- 
ingly  lyric  as  was  usual  in  Schiller's  dramas. 

Der  Freimuthige,  through  the  voice  of  its  chief  editor, 
thought  better  of  the  play,  after  knowing  it  better,  and  on 
July  10  characterized  it  as  "the  most  perfect  work  of 
art  among  Schiller's  creations ;  everything  in  its  place,  no 
gaps  and  nothing  superfluous ;  free  from  the  long  rhetorical 
meditations  which  have  so  strangely  disfigured  Schiller's 
pieces  from  Don  Karlos  on.  —  A  world  of  real,  high- 
hearted, noble  human  beings.  —  The  action  is  not  Tell's 


XXV111  INTRODUCTION. 

story,  but  the  liberation  of  Switzerland.  —  The  fifth  act  is 
a  supplement  and  a  defect." 

The  Berliner  Zeitung  of  the  same  date  was  less  en- 
thusiastic :  "  Wilhelm  Tell,  like  other  of  Schiller's  dramas,  is 
not  a  complete  whole ;  the  parts  merely  stand  side  by  side, 
instead  of  being  derived  one  from  another.  —  The  fifth  act 
is  superfluous.  —  Bertha  and  Rudenz  are  out  of  place  in  a 
company  of  country  people.  Rosselmann  is  not  only  super- 
fluous, but  in  violation  of  the  true  spirit  of  the  action. — 
Only  two  of  all  the  scenes  are  powerful :  the  meeting  of 
Stauffacher,  Flirst  and  Melchthal,  and  the  shooting  of  the 
apple.  The  former  deserves  unqualified  homage,  save  the 
almost  repulsive  rant  about  the  value  of  the  eyes.  —  There 
is  no  unity  in  Tell's  character.  —  The  poet  deserves  much 
criticism  for  Rudenz.  —  Bertha's  is  a  senseless  part." 

Despite  such  criticisms  Tell  was  played  in  Berlin  every 
other  day  in  September. 

Die  Zeitung  fur  die  elegante  Welt  after  reading  the  play 
in  print,  October  13,  found  it  "far  below  the  other  prod- 
ucts of  this  great  man.  It  is  no  whole,  but  only  a  mass 
of  beautiful  parts.  —  Tell's  monologue  is  a  sermon  which 
seems  ridiculous.  —  The  fifth  act  is  a  superfluous  addition 
to  give  the  work  a  moral." 

The  Gottingsche  Gelehrte  Anzeigen  in  curious  contrast 
to  some  of  the  preceding  points  finds  Tell's  son  sketched 
in  a  masterful  way.  "  The  play  should  be  called  '  The  Libera- 
tion of  Switzerland,'  and  not  '  Wilhelm  Tell.'  "  And  yet, 
the  chief  action  is  Gessler's  inhuman  act  toward  Tell  and 
Tell's  punishment  of  it.  "  There  are  but  few  pithy  sayings 
in  Tell.  —  There  is  nowhere  any  overloading.  Only  the 
passage  of  Melchthal  on  light  will  perhaps  seem  too  poetical 


INTRODUCTION.  XXIX 

and  far-fetched.  —  Tell's  monologue  in  the  fourth  act  de- 
serves favorable  mention.  —  The  absence  of  prominent 
feminine  parts  is  to  be  regretted.  —  It  is  a  play  especially 
calculated  for  the  stage."  - 

Perhaps  the  most  curious  of  contemporary  criticisms  is 
that  of  a  Swiss  writer  in  Isis  for  March,  1805.  He  tells 
us  that  this  highly  lauded  work  is  regarded  in  Switzerland 
not  without  approval,  but  without  enthusiasm,  and  on  the 
whole  as  rather  mediocre.  The  criticisms  in  detail  touch 
alleged  offenses  against  local  geography  and  customs,  as  in 
locating  the  Riitli  (cp.  the  extract  from  Tschudi,  p.  xlvii, 
and  note  to  1.  727)  ;  having  horsemen  gallop  down  to  the 
shore  at  Treib  (Act  I,  scene  i)  ;  annihilating  the  distance 
from  Steinen  to  Uri  (between  scenes  2  and  3,  Act  I)  ; 
describing  wide,  desolate  ice-fields  (1.  999)  in  the  Surenne 
Mountains;  seeing  ice-capped  mountains  eastward  from 
Altorf  (SD  before  scene  3,  Act  III) ;  having  the  sirocco 
blow  cold  (1.  40),  etc.  In  view  of  such  defects,  it  would 
seem,  the  Isis  critic  concludes  that  Tell  cannot  count  on 
permanent  success.  Some  of  the  points  here  made  have 
been  disputed  by  other  writers  equally  familiar  with  the 
locality,  but  of  course  such  errors,  if  admitted,  are  not  at  all 
vital. 

A.  W.  Schlegel  considered  Tell  Schiller's  best  work 
"  imbued  with  the  poetry  of  history,  the  treatment  true 
to  nature  and  genuine  and,  considering  the  poet's  un- 
familiarity  with  the  country,  astonishingly  correct  in  local 
color." 

Tell  gives  an  illustration  of  the  inadequacy  of  a  priori 
critical  canons  to  fully  limit  and  condition  a  work  of 
creative  art.  Yet  something  of  this  "  bankruptcy  of  criti- 


XXX  INTRODUCTION. 

cism  "  may  be  only  apparent,  due  to  an  attempt  to  apply 
to  this  play  the  rules  of  a  dramatic  form  to  which  it  does 
not  belong.  It  should  be  noted  that  Tell  is  to  all  intents 
and  purposes  an  historical  drama,  as  Schiller  had  probably 
no  doubts  of  the  essential  truth  of  the  traditional  account. 
It  is  accordingly  subject  to  the  natural  limitations  of  an 
historical  subject.  Criticisms  of  the  chief  points  of  action 
and  of  the  traditional  character  of  the  persons  may,  indeed, 
lie  against  the  choice  of  the  subject,  but  not  as  against  the 
poet's  creative  conscience. 

Again,  Tell  is  not  a  tragedy,  either  of  the  classical  or 
of  the  modern  type  ;  it  is  the  only  one  of  Schiller's  plays 
that  ends  happily  for  the  hero.  Consequently  the  subject 
of  dramatic  fault,  or  "  Schuld,"  falls  out  entirely  in  its  con- 
sideration. It  is  also  a  question  whether  the  traditional 
stages  of  dramatic  development :  exposition,  development, 
climax,  check,  catastrophe,  are  to  be  regarded  as  require- 
ments for  a  drama  without  a  tragic  plot,  like  Tell. 

Shakespeare  in  practice,  and  Lessing  in  theory  had 
broken  with  the  classic  requirement  of  unity  in  time  and 
place,  but  Lessing  believed  the  unity  of  action  to  be  a 
requirement  inherent  in  the  nature  of  the  drama.  It  may 
be  that  this  too  belongs  only  to  the  tragedy  with  a  plot. 
Bulthaupt  saves  the  old  requirement  by  finding  in  Tell  a 
"unity  of  spirit,"  though  of  dramatic  unity  there  is  none. 
He  says,  also,  that  wherever,  as  in  the  Attinghausen  scene, 
the  progress  of  the  dramatic  action  is  interrupted,  there 
poetry  and  rhetoric  sustain  the  interest.  Freytag  has 
pointed  out  the  defects  in  the  dramatic  structure  of  the 
play,  but  he  admits  in  the  individual  scenes  a  charm  which 
compels  admiration.  The  Rutli  scene  he  calls  "  a  model 


INTRODUCTION.  XXXI 

which  young  dramatists  need  not  imitate,  but  the  lofty 
beauty  of  which  they  should  study  with  care."  Similarly 
Borne  speaks  of  the  defects  of  the  play  as  "  the  virtues  of 
the  poet."  The  student  may  profitably  consider  these  the- 
oretical demands  made  upon  Tell  in  the  light  of  the  modern 
realistic  drama  of  Ibsen,  Sudermann  or  Herne. 

Much  offense  has  been  taken  at  TelFs  act  in  slaying 
Gessler,  especially  in  the  fact  of  the  deed  being  done  from 
ambush.  Goethe  in  Wahrheit  und  Dichtung  speaks  of  it, 
with  perhaps  a  touch  of  sarcasm,  as  "  an  assassination  which 
is  regarded  by  the  whole  world  as  commendably  heroic  and 
patriotic."  Borne,  who  was  in  general  an  admirer  of  Schiller, 
thought  it  out  of  keeping  with  the  character  of  a  hero  to 
hide  behind  a  bush  and  commit  murder.  With  the  same 
feeling  Prince  Bismarck  in  his  youth  could  not  endure  Tell. 
On  an  abstract  statement  of  the  bare  proposition  everyone 
must  agree  with  Borne.  Yet  it  is  a  curious  fact  that  the 
action  of  Tell  does  not  present  itself  in  this  light  on  first 
reading  or  first  seeing  the  play.  Why  this  is  so,  and  what 
defense  can  be  made  for  Tell,  the  student  may  work  out 
for  himself.  On  behalf  of  Schiller  it  is  to  be  remembered 
that  this  act  is  one  of  the  permanent  features  of  the  tra- 
dition. 

Scarcely  a  feature  of  Tell  has  failed  to  receive  some 
criticism.  This  may  be  explained  by  the  remark  of  Borne 
about  the  virtues  of  the  poet.  For  instance,  the  poetically 
beautiful  speeches  of  Attinghausen,  Act  II,  scene  i,  and 
Act  IV,  scene  2,  of  Melchthal,  Act  I,  scene  4,  and  of  Tell, 
Act  IV,  scene  3,  are  among  those  condemned  as  inartistic. 
Attinghausen's  whole  part,  like  that  of  Rudenz,  is  declared 
to  be  an  intrusion  and  a  drag  upon  the  action.  Melchthal's 


XXxii  INTRODUCTION. 

apostrophe  is  said  to  be  too  rhetorical,  and  out  of  keeping 
with  his  humble  origin  and  walk  in  life.  Tell's  monologue  is 
criticised  on  the  same  ground,  and,  further,  as  especially 
inconsistent  with  his  character  as  a  man  of  deeds  rather 
than  of  words.  In  all  of  these,  a  constitutional  weakness 
of  Schiller  for  rhetorical  and  didactic  declamation  is  dis- 
covered. It  must  be  conceded  that  no  peasants  were  ever 
heard  to  speak  as  do  those  in  Tell,  but  neither  is  it  likely 
that  Prince  Hamlet  talked  to  himself  in  pentameters.  Many 
of  these  criticisms  lose  sight  of  the  essential  unreality  of  the 
stage,  and  of  the  conventional  agreement  to  ignore  this 
unreality.  A  monologue  is  only  the  speaker's  thoughts 
uttered  aloud  for  the  benefit  of  the  audience.  Of  like 
nature  is  the  criticism  of  such  lines  as  210-13,  an(i  °f 
293-94,  which  are  spoken  to  inform  the  audience  rather 
than  the  person  addressed. 

The  criticisms  in  which  there  is  most  general  agreement 
are  the  dispensableness  of  the  Parricide  episode,  the  weak- 
ness of  Rudenz  and  Bertha,  and  the  loose  connection  of 
the  different  threads  of  the  action.  Bellermann  calls  Tell 
the  loosest  of  all  Schiller's  compositions  and  says  that  tht 
gloomy  figure  of  Duke  Johann  is  an  intrusion  and  a  violation 
of  the  purpose  of  the  play.  Rudenz,  he  says,  is  weak,  and 
the  scenes  in  which  he  appears  are  the  weakest  of  the  play. 

Bulthaupt  agrees  that  Rudenz  is  an  egoist,  and  Bertha 
without  flesh  and  blood,  but  he  approves  the  Parricide 
scene,  except  Tell's  description  of  the  way  to  Rome,  which 
is  "  too  patriarchal."  He  also  approves  Tell's  monologue, 
saving  a  few  phrases,  and  Attinghausen,  whom  Henriette 
von  Knebel  found  a  "  tedious  Swiss  prophet,"  Bulthaupt 
calls  "  the  most  worthy  prophet  of  the  fairest  and  holiest 


INTRODUCTION.  XXXlli 

revelations  on  freedom  and  fatherland  which  ever  a  poet 
proclaimed  from  the  mouth  of  his  creatures." 

If  much  space  has  been  given  to  unfavorable  criticisms  it 
is  to  show  the  failure  of  criticism  to  control  popular  taste, 
and  because  the  student  may  be  depended  on,  as  may  every 
reader,  to  see  for  himself  the  beauties  of  the  drama.  A  few 
general  points  may  be  made  in  this  line,  and  the  student 
should  develop  them  in  detail. 

The  play  depicts  a  number  of  heroic  deeds,  done  in  a 
beautiful  country  by  the  representatives  of  an  heroic  people ; 
it  is  filled  with  beautiful  descriptions  and  noble  sentiments 
nobly  expressed.  On  the  stage  it  is  found  that  most  of 
the  scenes  are  exceedingly  fascinating  and  effective.  How- 
ever much  better  the  play  might  have  been  with  a  cen- 
tralized action,  these  beauties  are  sufficient  to  quite  hide 
the  lack  of  unity,  and  the  total  effect,  with  the  majority 
of  people,  is  a  high  aesthetic  and  ethical  gratification. 

There  are  really  three  almost  distinct  threads  of  action, 
the  Riitli  or  popular  action,  the  Tell  action,  and  the  Atting- 
hausen-Rudenz-Bertha  action.  The  student  will  find  it  in- 
teresting to  group  apart  the  scenes  which  carry  these  threads, 
and  note  the  points  of  contact  and  the  devices  by  which 
they  are  connected.  There  are  four  avengers  among  the 
characters  :  Baumgarten,  Tell,  Melchthal,  and  the  Parricide. 
Here,  again,  the  poet's  art  is  manifested  in  the  ways  in 
which  these  are  compared  and  contrasted,  the  causes  for 
their  revenge  and  the  differences  in  their  methods  of 
procedure. 

Schiller  frankly  admitted  his  own  limitations  in  being 
essentially  an  idealist.  It  is  common,  with  Scherer,  to  re- 
gard his  youthful  dramas  as  more  realistic  than  those  of  his 


XXXIV  INTRODUCTION. 

later  period.  It  is  doubtful,  however,  whether  this  realism 
is  more  than  superficial,  whether  it  is  not  largely  the  effect 
of  the  prose  in  which  those  earlier  plays  are  composed. 
However  this  may  be,  there  is  more  of  genuine  realism  — 
touches  of  universal  life  —  in  Tell  than  in  most  of  Schiller's 
work.  He  admired  the  greater  objectivity  of  Goethe  and 
sought  to  acquire  this  attitude.  He  was  particularly  pleased 
with  the  subject  of  Wallenstein  because  he  found  that  he 
could  look  at  it  coolly.  In  his  essay  on  Naive  and  Senti- 
mental Poetry,  the  main  thought  is  that  the  Greeks  and  other 
earlier  nations  thought  and  wrote  naturally  and  uncon- 
sciously, while  the  moderns  are,  as  a  rule,  self-conscious 
and  artificial;  they  only  try  to  be  natural.  Goethe,  he 
thought,  was  one  of  the  few  naive  poets  in  the  modern 
world ;  he,  himself,  was  sentimental,  though  it  was  his  aim 
to  be  natural.  No  theme  could  have  been  found  better  to 
encourage  objectivity  than  this  story  of  a  simple,  freedom- 
loving  people  in  the  pure  air  of  their  mountains.  Bult- 
haupt  expresses  the  well-warranted  opinion  that  "  there 
has  seldom  been  a  more  successful  union  of  idealism  and 
realism,  of  subjectivity  and  objectivity,"  than  in  Tell — 
realism  in  motivation,  idealism  in  situation  and  execution. 
Among  the  most  striking  instances  of  realism  in  Tell  may 
be  noted  the  conversation,  Act  I,  scene  i,  regarding  the  ap- 
proaching storm,  the  fidelity  of  the  parliamentary  procedure 
in  the  Rtitli  scene,  notably  lines  1150-54,  1314  and  1397, 
and  Hedwig's  fault-finding  in  Act  III,  scene  i. 

Schiller  was  master  of  the  rhetorical  device  of  contrast, 
and  this  is  one  of  the  great  elements  of  power  in  TelL  A 
peculiarity  of  this  method  when  skillfully  employed  is  that 
it  is  not  noticed.  Instances  of  it  may  be  seen  in  the  in- 


INTRODUCTION.  XXXV 

troduction  of  the  storm  and  the  tragic  episode  of  Baumgar- 
ten  upon  the  supremely  peaceful  scene  of  Act  I,  scene  i ; 
in  Melchthal's  lines,  590-94,  and  in  TelPs  lines,  2568-76; 
in  the  presence  of  the  wedding-party  and  wedding-music  at 
the  death  of  Gessler ;  in  the  comparison  of  Tell's  deed  and 
the  Parricide's.  In  the  scene  of  Rudenz's  declaration  of 
his  love  for  Bertha,  which  was  originally  planned  to  occur 
in  a  parlor  (see  p.  xxiii),  we  may  find  a  case  in  which  the 
contrast  was  deliberately  chosen. 

But,  after  all,  the  chief  charm  of  Tell  probably  lies  in  the 
universal  interest  of  the  theme  and  the  nobility  of  the 
thoughts  expressed.  It  is  noteworthy  that  Schiller's  dramas 
without  exception  introduce  the  relation  of  ruler  and  sub- 
ject, and  discuss  more  or  less  prominently  the  themes  of 
tyranny  and  liberty.  The  attempt  has  been  made  to  dis- 
cover in  them  a  gradual  and  uniform  development  of  views 
on  the  subject  of  government.  This  goes  too  far,  though, 
of  course,  the  later  views  are  in  general  more  conservative 
than  the  earlier.  Yet  Tell  manifests  more  sympathy  for 
democracy  than  Fiesko,  in  which  (see  p.  xi)  the  disap- 
pointed republican  Verrina  recoils  from  a  revolution  prompted 
by  self-seeking  to  an  enlightened  despotism.  In  Tell,  it 
should  be  observed,  the  movement  is  not  a  revolution,  but 
an  insistence  upon  constitutional  rights  within  the  empire. 

STYLE  AND  METER. 

Schiller  began  his  Wallenstein  in  prose,  but  soon  became 
convinced  that  he  must  use  a  language  that  was  suited  to  the 
heroic  theme.  He  found,  after  beginning  to  write  in  iam- 
bics, that  all  went  better.  The  same  meter  was  used  in  all 


XXXvi  INTRODUCTION. 

his  subsequent  dramas,  with  short  deviations  in  most,  and 
extended  deviations  in  Die  Braut  von  Messina.  The  re- 
spects in  which  the  heroic  verse  in  Wilhelm  Tell  differs 
from  that  in  the  other  dramas  are  chiefly  greater  simplicity, 
greater  sententiousness  and  the  presence  of  archaisms  and 
local  dialect  words  and  expressions.  Schiller  himself  gave 
credit  for  his  style  to  familiarity  with  the  Lutheran  Bible, 
and  some  touches  of  this  are  recognizable  in  Tell.  Much 
more  marked  is  the  influence  of  Tschudi,  whose  Herodotian, 
almost  Homeric,  style  charmed  Schiller  and  threw  light  upon 
his  task.  The  influence  of  Shakespeare,  whose  Macbeth 
Schiller  had  translated,  and  whose  Julius  Ccesar  he  saw 
(see  p.  xxii)  just  after  beginning  work  on  Tell,  is  noticeable 
in  certain  passages,  while  that  of  Homer  shows  itself  in  the 
formation  of  curiously  compounded  pictorial  adjectives. 
The  student  who  is  familiar  with  the  style  of  these  different 
writers  will  easily  recognize  their  characteristics  as  he  meets 
them.  'To  those  who  are  not  thus  familiar  it  is  of  little 
profit  to  point  them  out. 

Contrary  to  the  opinion  of  the  Getting1  sche  Gelehrte  An- 
zeigen  (see  p.  xxviii),  there  is  an  extraordinary  proportion 
of  pithy  sayings  in  Tell,  found  especially  in  the  passages 
in  stichomythic  dialogue  (see  note  to  1.  136). 

Aside  from  the  three  lyric  diversions,  the  meter  of  Tell 
is  rather  more  uniform  than  in  Schiller's  other  dramas 
(see  p.  xviii).  Still  there  are  a  number  of  lines  of  six  feet, 
and  some  of  four  and  less.  As  in  the  other  plays,  rhyme 
is  introduced  quite  freely,  especially  at  the  end  of  scenes, 
as  in  Shakespeare.  Rhyming  came  very  easy  to  Schiller, 
and  it  is  possible  that  in  some  cases  the  rhymes  crept  in 
almost  unconsciously. 


INTRODUCTION.  XXXVU 

Irregularities  in  the  meter  are  frequent  enough  to  prevent 
monotony.  The  irregular  alternation  of  masculine  and 
feminine  endings,  the  presence  of  opening  anapests  and, 
occasionally,  of  two  unaccented  syllables  between  the  ac- 
cents, are  elements  which  constitute  this  variety.  The 
carrying  over  of  the  thought  into  a  following  line  without 
interruption  (enjambemenf)  is  very  common  and  helps  to 
break  the  sing-song  of  the  meter  when  the  piece  is  played. 
There  are  even  a  few  instances  in  which  compound  words 
are  divided  between  two  lines. 

On  the  other  hand,  to  secure  a  smoother  meter  letters  are 
freely  elided  (e  and  i)  and,  again,  the  vowels  are  restored 
in  endings  from  which  usage  has  long  since  dropped  them, 
as  ,,gebet"  for  ,,ge^)t."  The  archaic  omission  of  adjective 
endings  in  certain  cases  (see  note  to  1.  10)  is  a  feature  at 
the  same  time  of  the  style  and  of  the  meter. 

The  Editor  feels  that  he  would  be  doing  the  student  and 
his  instructor  a  poor  service  in  enumerating  the  instances 
of  all  these  irregularities,  but  chooses  rather  to  leave  this  as 
exercise  work  for  those  who  may  have  taste,  or  wish  to  cul- 
tivate taste,  in  this  direction. 

HISTORY  AND    LEGEND. 

For  the  appreciation  and  critical  judgment  of  Wilhelm 
Tell  as  a  poetic  creation,  it  is  immaterial  whether  the  ac- 
count which  Schiller  followed  is  true  or  not.  Goethe  said 
of  the  criticism  that  proposed  to  show  Lucretia  and  Mutius 
Scsevola  to  be  creatures  of  fiction  :  "  What  use  have  we  for 
so  pitiful  a  truth?  As  the  Romans  were  great  enough  to 
invent  such  things,  we  ought  at  least  to  be  great  enough  to 


XXXvili  INTRODUCTION. 

believe  in  them."  The  remark  is  applicable  to  Tell.  Yet 
because  the  belief  in  the  reality  of  Tell  was  once  so  general, 
and  the  interest  in  the  question  is  still  so  great,  a  summary 
of  the  matter  is  here  given. 

The  story  of  Wilhelm  Tell,  as  it  is  familiar  to  the  world, 
and  essentially  as  it  is  given  in  Schiller's  drama,  was  re- 
garded as  history  from  1476,  the  date  of  the  composition 
of  the  chronicle  of  the  parish  of  Obwalden  (part  of  Unter- 
walden),  known  as  Das  weissc  Buck,  down  to  1760,  the 
date  of  publication  of  the  book  of  Uriel  Freudenberger, 
Guillaume  Tell,  fable  danoisc.  Within  this  period  doubts 
of  its  correctness  would  have  been  received  much  as  to-day 
we  should  regard  doubts  of  the  exploits  and  execution  of 
Major  Andre"  or  Nathaniel  Hale. 

I  mention  1476  as  the  earlier  limit  of  this  period  within 
which  the  story  was  generally  accepted,  because  the  chron- 
icle named  is  the  earliest  authentic  record  which  reports 
the  life  and  deeds  of  Tell.  The  chief  of  these  deeds,  the 
shooting  of  the  prefect  Gessler,  is  commonly  ascribed  to 
the  year  1307,  one  hundred  and  seventy  years  before. 
How  far  back  of  the  year  1476  the  story  may  have  been 
current,  or  how,  if  an  imported  legend,  it  crept  into  this 
Unterwalden  chronicle,  are  matters  which  the  assailants  of 
an  historical  Tell  have  not  determined.  Rochholz,  indeed, 
believes  that  the  alleged  cruelties  of  Gessler  were  invented 
in  consequence  of  a  feud  between  the  Swiss  cantons  and 
the  heirs  of  Hermann  Gessler  of  Bruneck,  waged  during  the 
last  half  of  the  isth  century,  and  confused  with  the  blind- 
ing of  a  subject  of  the  city  of  Zurich,  who  was  in  Gessler 's 
service,  by  the  Duke  of  Austria,  in  1412.  If  Tell  is  his- 
torical, of  course  the  earlier  date  of  1476  should  be  moved 


INTRODUCTION.  XXXix 

backward,  so  as  to  become  identical  with  the  date  of  the 
deeds  themselves. 

It  must  not  be  supposed  that  in  the  three  hundred  years 
preceding  1760  there  were  absolutely  no  doubts  on  the 
subject.  Guilliman,  in  1607,  expressed  a  little  skepticism, 
and  was  severely  censured  therefor.  Iselin,  in  1725,  called 
attention  to  the  fact  that  there  is  an  apple-shooting  episode 
in  Danish  legends.  Voltaire,  in  his  Sur  les  Moeurs,  hinted 
that  the  Swiss  had  borrowed  a  fable  to  adorn  the  history  of 
the  origin  of  their  independence.  But  these  doubts  were 
isolated,  and  soon  died  away.  Also  the  warm  discussion 
that  arose  over  Freudenberger's  book  seemed  to  rest  in 
favor  of  the  defenders  of  Tell,  especially  after  the  distin- 
guished historian,  Johannes  von  Miiller,  in  1787,  gave  his 
adherence  to  the  historical  verity  of  the  hero.  Finally, 
Schiller's  drama  seemed  to  consecrate  the  episode  and  to 
make  further  doubts  doubly  heretical.  Yet  investigations 
were  resumed  after  some  years,  and  the  researches  of 
Ideler,  Kopp,  Hauser,  Huber,  Vischer,  Rilliet,  and  Roch- 
holz,  added  to  the  points  already  made  by  Freudenberger, 
have  just  reversed  the  former  situation,  so  that  there  re- 
mains now  but  a  faint  shadow  of  possibility  of  the  existence 
of  Wilhelm  Tell  as  an  historical  character. 

A  r£sum6  of  the  arguments  in  the  case  may  leave  the 
student  to  judge  of  their  weight  for  himself. 

A  documentary  proof,  to  which  some  credence  was  given 
in  the  eighteenth  century,  was  the  reported  certificate  of 
one  hundred  and  fourteen  persons  who  were  present  in 
1388  at  the  founding  of  the  Tell  chapel  on  Lake  Lucerne, 
over  the  Tellplatte,  and  who  had  personally  known  Wilhelm 
Tell.  But  the  evidence  for  this  certificate  rests  on  a  state- 


Xl  INTRODUCTION. 

ment  of  a  person  in  1758  that  he  had  seen  a  true  copy  of 
a  certificate  of  the  Ammaim  Zum  Brunnen,  made  in  1460, 
to  the  effect  that  he  had  seen  a  true  copy  of  the  original 
certificate  in  question.  Hanging  by  this  slender  thread, 
this  certificate  falls  to  the  ground  when  the  question  is 
asked  :  Why  should  these  good  people  have  taken  the  trouble 
to  make  such  a  certificate  at  a  time  when  presumably  there 
was  no  doubt  of  the  existence  of  Tell  ?  A  similar  certificate 
produced  in  1758  is  proven  by  a  clumsy  discrepancy  in  the 
dates  to  be  a  forgery. 

All  attempts  to  show  the  name  of  Tell  in  parish  or  other 
records  of  the  Forest  Cantons  within  more  than  a  hundred 
years  of  1307  have  failed,  although  forgeries  have  been  at- 
tempted in  this.  But  from  the  date  of  the  White  Book  on, 
evidence  is  plentiful.  Other  chronicles  mention  the  hero. 
A  popular  song  reciting  his  exploits  dates  from  1477,  with 
a  strong  probability  of  an  older  original.  About  1511  there 
was  a  popular  play  dealing  with  the  uprising  against  the 
governors  and  the  deeds  of  Tell.  During  the  last  half  of 
the  1 6th  century  all  of  the  three  Tell  chapels,  at  Biirglen, 
at  the  Tellplatte,  and  in  the  Hohle  Gasse,  were  restored, 
this  being  regarded  as  good  evidence  that  they  were  built  a 
century  or  more  earlier.  There  is  then  in  behalf  of  the 
legend  of  Tell  a  tradition  beginning,  as  has  been  shown, 
about  one  hundred  and  fifty  years  after  the  events  in  ques- 
tion, and  continuing  for  three  hundred  years. 

Against  this  stand  the  strong,  though  largely  negative 
arguments  of  the  iconoclasts  :  The  admitted  absence  of  all 
reference  in  contemporary  chronicles  to  such  events  and 
persons  as  these  is  inexplicable ;  the  absence  of  all  record 
of  the  Tell  family  in  the  place  and  period  involved  is  in- 


INTRODUCTION.  xli 

consistent  with  the  probability  of  his  existence ;  there  was 
a  confederacy  formed  among  the  Forest  Cantons  in  1247, 
and  renewed  in  1291,  but  there  is  no  record  of  one  in  1307  ; 
the  annals  of  Austria  furnish  no  record  of  a  governor 
Gessler,  during  this  period,  much  less  of  the  assassination 
of  any  Austrian  bailiff  in  the  Forest  Cantons ;  the  existence 
of  the  Danish  legend  of  an  archer,  Toko,  compelled  by  a 
tyrant,  Harald  Blatand,*  to  shoot  an  apple  from  his  boy's 

*  The  chronicler,  Saxo  Grammaticus,  d.  1203,  whose  account  furnished 
the  chief  basis  for  the  attack  of  Freudenberger  upon  the  credibility  of 
the  legend,  gives  the  story  of  the  Danish  prototype  of  Tell  as  follows  : 

A  warrior,  Toko,  had  been  some  time  in  the  service  of  the  Danish 
king,  Harald  Bluetooth,  and  by  his  deeds  surpassed  all  his  comrades 
and  made  many  envious.  Once  at  a  banquet  he  boasted  that  he  was 
so  skillful  that  he  could  fetch  down  the  smallest  apple  when  placed 
upon  a  stick  at  a  distance.  Those  present  repeated  this  to  the  king, 
who  was  so  cruel  as  to  take  advantage  of  the  man's  rash  speech  and 
endanger  the  life  of  his  little  son.  He  ordered  Toko's  child  to  be 
placed  as  a  mark  and  that  the  boaster  should  pierce  an  apple  on  his 
son's  head  at  the  first  shot  or  pay  for  his  rash  speech  with  his  life. 
Now  Toko  took  the  child,  placed  him  with  his  face  to  the  goal  and 
bade  him  await  the  whizzing  arrow  immovable  and  without  turning  his 
head,  for  the  least  motion  might  spoil  the  best  shot.  He  then  took 
three  arrows  out  of  his  quiver,  put  the  first  on  his  crossbow  and  hit 
the  apple.  Had  he  missed  and  hit  the  boy,  the  father  would  have 
been  held  responsible  for  the  murder,  and  been  sent  after  the  boy  into 
eternity.  Asked  by  the  king  why  he  had  taken  the  two  other  arrows, 
from  his  quiver,  when  his  safety  all  depended  on  one  shot,  Toko 
replied:  "To  avenge  the  straying  of  the  first  upon  you  with  the  point 
of  the  other  two,  for  innocence  shall  not  be  punished  and  your  tyranny 
go  unpunished."  After  this  Toko  was  obliged  to  perform  the  marvel- 
ous feat  of  sliding  down  a  steep  mountain  on  snowshoes  into  the  sea. 
He  was,  however,  saved  by  a  boat,  but  Harald  concluded  from  the  frag- 
ments of  the  snowshoes,  which  were  rescued  from  the  sea,  that  Toko 
was  dead.  Meantime  Harald  had  gone  so  far  in  cruelty  toward  his 


Xlii  INTRODUCTION. 

head,  and  afterward  killing  the  tyrant,  and  of  similar 
legends  in  other  Germanic  countries,  makes  it  probable 
that  this  episode  is  not  historical,  but  a  borrowed  legend ; 
the  Tell  chapels  were  originally  not  Tell  chapels  at  all,  but 
were  connected  with  the  deeds  of  the  mythical  hero  after 
his  story  became  popular. 

In  refutation  of  these  arguments  the  loyal  Swiss  urges : 
Local  chronicles  in  German  Switzerland  were  very  few  in 
the  fourteenth  century,  and  it  would  not  be  so  remarkable 
if  they  overlooked  Tell ;  it  is  no  wonder  that  the  Austrian 
annals  are  silent  about  so  discreditable  an  episode ;  that 
the  apple-shooting  might  occur  more  than  once  in  different 
countries ;  and  that  even  if  this  is  a  myth,  the  possibility 
of  a  hero  who  defended  his  family  against  a  tyrannical 
governor  and  slew  him  is  not  thereby  excluded ;  and,  finally, 
that  the  general  and  enduring  national  belief  in  the  hero 
and  his  deeds  is  more  valid  than  any  amount  of  negative 
evidence. 

PORTIONS   OF   TSCHUDI   USED   IN    "TELL." 

In  1305  the  Three  Cantons  made  a  protest  to  the  king  against 
the  injustice  of  their  governors.  "  He  referrred  them  to  his 
councillors,  who  replied  to  them :  that  they  had  incurred  the 
displeasure  of  the  king  by  their  attitude,  inasmuch  as  they  were 
not  willing  to  do  as  the  cantons  of  Lucerne,  Glarus  and  other 
places  ;  if  later  they  would  do  this  they  would  doubtless  receive 

subjects  as  to  yoke  men  and  oxen  to  the  plow  together.  Sweno,  the 
king's  son,  headed  a  rebellion,  and  Toko  was  among  his  retainers. 
During  the  negotiations  for  a  truce,  Harald  was  walking  in  the  forest, 
and  as  he  was  behind  a  clump  of  bushes  he  was  surprised  by  Toko, 
who  was  still  thirsting  for  revenge,  and  mortally  wounded  by  an  arrow. 
Harald  died  soon  after  at  Julin. 


INTRODUCTION.  xliii 

every  favor  from  the  king  and  his  sons  ;  for  the  present  they  had 
better  go  home,  since  the  king  was  overwhelmed  with  business, 
and  they  themselves  would  present  the  matter  at  a  more  con- 
venient time."  (11.1324-1335.) 

From  the  beginning  of  1306  comes  the  story  of  Baumgarten. 
"  The  king's  bailiff  in  charge  of  the  fortress  Rossberg  was  riding 
one  day  to  the  monastery  of  Engelberg ;  returning  the  follow- 
ing day,  he  saw  working  in  a  meadow  (Matten)  the  wife  of  a 
blameless  peasant,  Konrad  von  Baumgarten,  who  dwelt  (sass) 
at  Alzellen,  for  Alzellen  lies  '  unter  dem  Wald '  on  the  high- 
way from  Stanz  to  Engelberg,  on  a  height  (Blihel)  not  far  be- 
yond Wolfenschiessen.  The  woman  was  very  beautiful;  her 
beauty  inflamed  the  bailiff  to  evil  desires.  *  *  *  He  demanded 
that  she  should  prepare  him  a  bath,  for  he  claimed  to  be  sweaty 
and  weary  from  travel.  The  woman  began  to  suspect  mischief, 
and,  longing  from  the  bottom  of  her  heart  that  her  husband 
might  soon  return,  she  reluctantly  prepared  the  bath.  *  *  *  She 
was  terrified  and  distressed,  for  she  saw  that  the  bailiff  intended 
to  use  violence,  and  *  *  *  slipped  quietly  out  of  the  back  door 
to  escape.  At  this  moment  her  husband  coming  from  the  forest 
met  her,  and  to  him  she  told,  weeping,  what  the  tyrant  had 
tried  to  do  to  her,  and  that  he  was  even  now  in  the  bath.  The 
goodman  said :  '  God  be  thanked,  my  dear  wife,  that  he  has 
guarded  you  and  that  you  have  saved  your  honor !  I  will  bless 
the  bath  for  him.1  *  *  *  Therewith  he  entered  the  house  quickly 
and  with  his  ax  struck  the  bailiff  on  the  head  so  that  he  died  at 
the  first  blow.  And  he  fled  directly  to  Uri,  where  he  remained 
concealed,  although  not  much  pursuit  was  made  because  the  of- 
ficial had  been  attempting  such  a  shameful  deed."  (II.  90-97.) 
The  episode  of  Melchthal  comes  from  the  annals  of  the  year 
1307.  "  There  was  an  honest  peasant  in  Unterwalden  above  the 
Kernwald  (i.  e.  in  Ob  dem  Wald)  who  was  called  Heinrich  von 
Melchthal  (11.  562-64)  and  dwelt  in  this  valley,  a  wise,  sensi- 
ble, honorable,  well-to-do  man  and  well  thought  of  among  the 


xliv  INTRODUCTION. 

peasants,  who  always  took  care  that  the  privileges  of  the  land 
were  not  impaired,  and  that  there  should  be  no  separation  from 
the  Roman  Empire.  On  this  account  Beringer  von  Landen- 
berg,  the  governor  over  all  Unterwalden,  was  hostile  and  angry 
toward  him.  This  Melchthal  had  fine  oxen.  On  a  slight  pre- 
text, because  his  son  Arnold  had  committed  some  offense  and 
had  thus  subjected  himself  to  a  fine,  the  governor  sent  his  ser- 
vant to  take  his  finest  pair  of  oxen,  and  in  case  old  Heinrich 
von  Melchthal  should  say  anything  against  this,  to  tell  him  that 
it  was  the  governor's  idea  that  the  peasants  should  pull  the 
plow  themselves,  and  thereupon  to  take  the  oxen  and  bring 
them  to  him.  Now  when  he  was  unyoking  them,  the  peasant's 
son  Arnold,  a  young  fellow,  grew  angry,  and  with  a  stick  struck 
the  servant  on  the  hand  so  heavily  that  one  of  his  fingers  was 
broken.  (11.466-482.)  Straightway  he  fled  from  the  canton 
to  Uri,  where  he  remained  concealed  a  long  time  at  the  house 
of  a  kinsman.  The  servant  suffered  considerably  from  the  blow 
and  complained  to  the  governor.  In  anger  the  governor  sent  a 
message  to  the  father  of  the  youth,  in  Melchthal,  with  an  order 
to  take  the  latter  prisoner.  But  as  he  was  not  found,  having 
left  the  country,  the  father  so  reported  to  the  governor.  The 
latter  summoned  the  old  man  with  harsh  words,  and  com- 
manded him  to  produce  his  son  Arnold  directly.  The  goodman 
himself  did  not  know  where  his  son  was,  and  he  saw  besides 
that  his  life  would  be  in  peril  if  he  were  present.  He  answered 
that  he  honestly  did  not  know  whither  he  had  gone  ;  for  he  had 
run  away  from  home  immediately  and  had  given  no  hint  of 
where  he  was  going.  Thereupon  the  governor  had  both  eyes 
of  this  honorable  and  aged  man  put  out ;  for  the  servant  had 
reported  in  his  anger  that  he  had  declared  that  the  governor 
was  taking  his  property  unjustly.  When  the  son  Arnold  heard 
how  it  had  fared  with  his  good  father  he  reported  his  woes  to 
intimate  friends  in  Uri,  hoping  thereby  to  be  able  to  avenge 
the  wrong  done  his  father."  (11.  565-577.) 


INTRODUCTION.  xlv 

"At  the  same  time  Gessler,  governor  of  Uri  and  Schwyz,  op- 
pressed the  peasants  in  those  cantons  no  less  than  Landenberg 
those  of  Unterwalden.  He  determined  to  build  a  stronghold  in 
Uri  so  that  he  and  other  governors  after  him  might  live  there 
the  more  safely,  in  case  there  should  be  rebellion,  and  that  the 
canton  might  the  more  easily  be  kept  in  fear  and  obedience. 
Therefore  he  had  brought  to  the  hill  (Buhel)  of  Solaturn  near 
Altorf,  the  chief  place,  stone,  lime,  sand  and  timber,  and  began 
to  get  the  structure  under  way,  and  when  they  asked  him  what 
the  name  of  the  stronghold  would  be,  he  said  :  '  Its  name  shall 
be  Zwing  Uri  unter  den  Steg.1  *  *  *  (Act  I,  sc.  3.) 

"And  on  St.  James1  Day  he  had  a  pole  set  up  in  Altorf  in  the 
square  by  the  linden,  where  everybody  had  to  go  past,  and  on  it 
put  a  hat  and  gave  orders  that  every  inhabitant  of  the  canton, 
under  penalty  of  confiscation  of  his  property  and  personal  pun- 
ishment, should  show  honor  and  respect  (Ehre  und  Reverenz) 
by  bowing  and  removing  his  hat  (Paret  abziehen)  as  if  the  king, 
or  the  governor  in  his  stead,  were  personally  present.  He  always 
kept  a  watch  and  guardian  beside  it  in  the  daytime  to  observe 
and  report  those  who  did  not  obey  the  order.  He  thought  to 
gain  great  renown  by  oppressing  severely  this  active,  brave  and 
respected  people  which  had  hitherto  been  highly  esteemed  by 
emperors,  kings,  princes  and  lords,  and  had  never  permitted  it- 
self to  be  forced  by  anyone.  (Act  I,  sc.  3,  and  Act  III,  sc.  I.) 

"  In  these  days  it  came  about  that  the  governor,  Gessler,  pro- 
ceeding from  Uri  to  his  castle  at  Kiissnacht,  was  riding  through 
the  canton  of  Schwyz,  of  which  also  he  was  governor.  Now 
there  dwelt  at  Steinen,  in  Schwyz,  a  wise  and  honorable  man 
of  noble  family  (Wapens  Genossen  Geschlecht),  Werner  von 
Stauffach,  son  of  the  deceased  Rudolf  von  Stauflfach,  once  Land- 
ammann  in  Schwyz.  This  Werner  had  built  a  fine,  new  house 
at  Steinen,  on  this  side  of  the  bridge.  Now  when  the  governor 
came  to  this  house,  and  Stauffacher,  who  was  standing  before 
the  house,  received  and  welcomed  him  in  a  friendly  manner  as 


xlvi  INTRODUCTION. 

his  lord,  the  governor  asked  him  whose  house  this  was.  He 
knew  this  well ;  for  he  had  once  made  a  threat  to  a  third  person 
that  he  would  take  the  house  from  him.  Stauffacher  noticed 
well  that  he  was  not  asking  with  good  intention ;  for  he  knew 
that  he  was  ill-disposed  toward  him  because  he  had  always  op- 
posed submitting  to  the  princes  of  Austria,  and  desired  to  stand 
by  the  Roman  Empire  and  the  old  charters ;  on  this  account 
Stauffacher  had  a  great  following  and  was  in  high  regard  among 
the  country  people.  Therefore  he  answered  the  governor :  «  Sir, 
the  house  is  my  Lord  the  Emperor's  and  yours,  and  my  fief.' 
The  governor  said :  '  I  am  Regent  in  the  land  in  the  stead  of 
my  Lord  the  King.  I  do  not  wish  that  peasants  build  houses 
without  my  consent,  and  do  not  wish  that  you  live  along  thus 
freely  as  if  you  were  yourselves  masters.  I  will  seek  to  stop  your 
doing  it  (es  euch  zu  wehren).'  With  this  he  rode  on.  This 
speech  troubled  Stauffacher  greatly  and  he  took  it  to  heart.  Now 
he  was  a  reasonable  and  sensible  man  and  had  a  wise  and  prudent 
wife,  who  noticed  that  he  was  troubled,  and  that  something  lay 
heavy  on  his  soul  which  he  was  not  revealing  to  her.  Now  she 
would  have  liked  to  know  what  troubled  him  (im  gebrest)  and 
she  spoke  of  it  so  often  that  he  told  her  what  the  governor  had 
said  to  him  and  that  he  expected  nothing  less  than  that  the 
governor  would  some  time  take  from  him,  house,  shelter  and 
possessions.  When  she  heard  this,  she  said :  «  My  dear  hus- 
band (Ehewirth) ,  you  know  that  many  a  good  countryman  in 
this  canton  complains  of  the  governor's  tyranny  (sich  ob  des 
Landvogts  Wutherei  beklagt) .  And  I  doubt  not  that  the  tyrant's 
yoke  oppresses  many  honest  countrymen  in  Uri,  and  in  Unter- 
walden  also,  as  we  hear  daily  of  their  complaints.  Therefore  it 
would  be  good  and  useful  that  some  of  you  who  can  trust  one 
another  should  secretly  take  counsel  and  consider  how  you  may 
escape  from  the  arrogant  power,  and  that  you  should  promise  to 
stand  by  one  another  and  protect  one  another  in  your  rights. 
Thus  God  will  doubtless  not  desert  you  but  help  you  to  check 


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the  injustice,  if  you  call  upon  him  heartily.'  Then  she  asked 
him  whether  in  the  cantons  of  Uri  and  Unterwalden  he  had 
especial  acquaintance  with  anyone  to  whom  he  could  confide 
and  tell  his  distress,  and  with  whom  he  could  talk  of  these 
things.  He  answered  :  '  Yes,  I  know  there  prominent  leaders 
(vornehme  Herrenleute)  who  are  especially  in  my  confidence 
(mir  geheim)  and  to  whom  I  can  confide.' "  (Act  I,  sc.  2.) 

Stauffacher  took  the  advice  of  his  wife,  went  to  Uri  and  met 
there  Fiirst  and  Melchthal,  with  whom  he  planned  the  League  of 
the  Forest  Cantons.  They  agreed  to  initiate  confederates  each 
in  his  own  canton  and  to  meet  on  the  Rlitli,  below  Selisberg, 
and  beside  the  Mythenstein  (vor  dem  Mythenstein),  which 
stretches  into  the  lake.  (Act  I,  sc.  4.)  In  another  place  the 
expression  is  "  neben  dem  Mythenstein." 

Of  Duke  Johann  the  historian  tells  how,  while  riding  across  the 
fields  with  his  uncle,  the  emperor,  he  "  demanded  that  he  give 
him  his  paternal  and  maternal  estates,  or  at  least  a  part  of  them, 
to  rule,  but  received  the  answer :  4  Cousin,  why  are  you  so 
eager  to  rule?  You  are  yet  too  young  for  that.'  Thereupon 
the  emperor  rode  to  a  bush  and  broke  off  a  branch,  made  a 
wreath  from  it  and  placed  it  on  his  nephew's  head,  saying: 
4  This  should  give  you  more  pleasure  than  ruling  land  and 
people.'  This  remark  cut  the  young  duke  to  the  heart,  and  he 
was  offended  that  the  emperor  let  his  sons  rule,  even  over  his 
own  estates.  Weeping  he  complained  of  this  to  his  advisers, 
and  asked  them  to  vow  to  avenge  this  insult  on  the  king.  This 
King  Albrecht  was  a  hard  and  treacherous  man,  and  many 
thought  he  intended  to  withhold  from  the  young  duke  his  es- 
tates altogether  and  give  them  to  his  own  children  of  whom  he 
had  many,  and  make  him  a  bishop  or  an  archbishop."  (11. 
1336-1348.) 

After  telling  briefly  of  the  meeting  of  the  confederates  on  the 
Riitli,  and  the  decision  to  destroy  the  castles  and  expel  the 
bailiffs  on  New  Year's  Day,  Tschudi  takes  up  the  account  of 


xlviii  INTRODUCTION. 

Tell.  "  On  Sunday,  the  i8th  of  November,  a  good  honest 
man  of  Uri,  named  Wilhelm  Tell,  who  was  also  secretly  in  the 
league,  went  past  the  hat  several  times  without  paying  it  due 
respect  as  the  governor  had  commanded.  Notice  of  this  was 
given  to  the  governor.  The  next  day,  Monday,  he  sends  for 
Tell  and  asks  him  haughtily  why  he  refuses  obedience  to  his 
commands,  by  not  showing  respect  to  the  hat,  in  contempt  of 
the  king  and  himself.  Tell  answered  :  «  Dear  sir,  it  was  done 
without  design  and  not  from  contempt.  Pardon  me  !  If  I  were 
quick  witted  I  should  not  bear  the  name  of  Tell  (simpleton) .  I 
beg  your  mercy  ;  it  shall  not  happen  again.1  Now  Tell  was  a 
good  crossbowman,  and  a  better  scarcely  could  be  found  ;  more- 
over he  had  fair  children  whom  he  loved.  These  the  governor 
sent  for  and  said :  '  Tell,  which  of  the  children  is  dearest  to 
you?'  Tell  answered:  'Sir,  they  are  all  alike  dear.'  Then 
the  governor  said:  'Well,  then,  Tell!  You  are  a  good  and 
famous  archer,  as  I  hear ;  now  you  will  have  to  prove  your  skill 
before  me  and  shoot  an  apple  from  the  head  of  one  of  your 
children.  Therefore  take  good  care  to  hit  the  apple,  for  if  you 
do  not  hit  it  at  the  first  shot  it  will  cost  you  your  life.'  Tell 
was  horrified  and  begged  the  governor  for  God's  sake  to  excuse 
him  from  the  shot ;  for  it  was  unnatural  to  shoot  at  his  dear 
child  ;  he  would  rather  die.  The  governor  said  :  '  You  must 
do  it,  or  you  and  the  child  die.'  Tell  saw  now  that  he  would 
have  to  do  it,  and  prayed  ardently  to  God  that  he  would  protect 
him  and  his  dear  child.  He  took  his  crossbow,  drew  it  and 
put  on  the  arrow,  but  stuck  another  one  in  behind  his  jacket. 
The  governor  himself  laid  the  apple  on  the  head  of  the  child 
who  was  not  more  than  six  years  old.  So  Tell  shot  the  apple 
from  the  crown  of  his  head  without  harming  him.  Now  when 
the  shot  was  done,  the  governor  marveled  at  it  as  a  master 
shot  and  praised  Tell  for  his  skill.  Then  he  asked  him  what  it 
meant  that  he  had  put  a  second  arrow  into  his  jerkin.  Tell 
was  dismayed,  and  thought  that  the  question  boded  no  good, 


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\ 

yet  he  would  gladly  have  settled  the  affair  without  trouble,  and 
said  that  this  was  a  hunter's  custom.  The  governor  saw  that 
Tell  was  evading  him  and  said  :  « Tell,  now  tell  me  frankly 
(frolich)  and  do  not  be  afraid  ;  you  shall  be  sure  of  your  life ; 
for  I  will  not  accept  the  answer  you  have  given ;  it  must  have 
meant  something  else.'  Then  spoke  Wilhelm  Tell:  'Well, 
sir,  since  you  have  assured  me  of  my  life  I  will  tell  you  the 
truth  thoroughly  (griindlich),  that  my  final  purpose  was  this, 
that  if  I  had  hit  my  child  I  should  have  shot  you  with  the 
second  arrow,  and  doubtless  I  should  not  have  missed  you.' 
When  the  governor  heard  this  he  said :  « Very  well,  Tell,  I 
have  assured  you  of  your  life  (dich  dins  Lebens  gesichert)  and 
that  I  will  keep.  But  because  I  have  learned  your  evil  purpose 
toward  me,  I  will  have  you  taken  to  a  place  and  locked  up 
there  so  that  you  shall  never  again  see  sun  or  moon,  that  I  may 
be  safe  from  you.'  Herewith  he  bade  his  servants  take  him 
prisoner  and  bring  him  bound  directly  to  Fliielen.  (Act  III,  sc. 
3.)  And  he  went  with  them  and  took  along  Tell's  weapons, 
his  quiver,  arrows  and  crossbow,  intending  to  keep  them  for 
himself.  Thereupon  the  governor  took  ship  along  with  his  ser- 
vants and  with  Tell  bound,  purposing  to  sail  to  Brunnen  and 
then  bring  Tell  over  land  through  Schwyz  to  his  castle  at 
Kiissnacht  and  there  cause  him  to  end  his  life  in  a  gloomy 
tower ;  Tell's  bow  and  quiver  lay  in  the  stern  of  the  ship  near 
the  rudder.  Now,  when  they  had  gone  forth  upon  the  lake  and  had 
sailed  as  far  as  the  Axen,  God  ordained  it  that  a  cruel,  violent 
storm  arose  so  that  they  all  prepared  to  perish  miserably.  Now 
Tell  was  a  strong  man  and  well  acquainted  with  the  water.  So 
one  of  the  servants  said  to  the  governor :  '  Sir,  you  see  your 
and  our  distress,  and  the  mortal  peril  we  are  in,  and  that  the 
shipmasters  are  terrified  and  not  well  posted  (bericht)  in  sail- 
ing;  but  here  is  Tell,  a  strong  man  who  can  steer  well.  We 
ought  now  to  use  him  in  our  need.'  The  governor  was  fright- 
ened by  the  danger  of  drowning  and  said  to  Tell :  « If  you  will 


1  INTRODUCTION. 

undertake  (getruwtist)  to  save  us  out  of  this  danger,  I  would 
free  you  from  your  bonds.'  Tell  gave  answer:  'Yes,  sir,  I 
will  undertake  to  help  us  out  of  this  (hiedannen) .'  So  he  was 
released,  took  his  place  at  the  rudder  and  steered  skillfully 
(redlich,  probably  with  this  older  meaning  in  Tschudi)  along, 
but  kept  looking  at  the  bow  which  lay  near  him,  and  for  an 
opportunity  to  spring  off.  And  when  he  came  to  a  ledge,  which 
has  since  kept  the  name  of  Tellsplatte,  and  a  chapel  is  built 
beside  it,  it  seemed  to  him  that  he  could  there  leap  from  the 
boat  and  escape.  So  he  shouted  to  the  rowers  to  TOW  vigorously 
(hantlich  zugind,  a  verb  which  Schiller  took  for  zugingen,  in- 
stead of  the  preterit  of  ziehen)  till  they  should  be  past  this 
ledge,  when  they  would  have  escaped  the  worst.  And  as  he 
came  beside  this  ledge,  being  a  powerful  man,  he  crowded  the 
stern  with  force  against  the  ledge,  seized  his  weapons,  sprang  out 
upon  the  ledge,  thrust  the  vessel  back  with  violence,  and  left  it 
to  rock  and  drift  upon  the  waves.  (Act  IV,  sc.  i.)  But  Tell 
ran  up  the  mountain  toward  the  north,  for  as  yet  no  snow  had 
fallen,  past  Morschach,  through  the  canton  of  Schwyz  to  the 
highest  point  on  the  highway  between  Arth  and  Kiissnacht 
where  is  a  sunken  road  (hohle  Gasse)  with  bushes  overshadow- 
ing it.  There  he  concealed  himself;  for  he  knew  that  the 
governor  would  ride  by  there  to  his  castle  at  Kiissnacht.  The 
governor  and  his  servants  with  great  difficulty  got  as  far  on  the 
lake  as  Brunnen.  They  then  rode  through  the  land  of  Schwyz, 
and  as  they  came  near  the  above-mentioned  sunken  road  he 
(Tell)  heard  all  manner  of  devices  of  the  governor  against  him  ; 
but  he  had  his  crossbow  strung,  and  with  an  arrow  shot  the 
governor  through  so  that  he  fell  from  his  horse  and  died  on  the 
spot.  Thereupon  Tell  hastened  back,  as  night  was  approaching. 
(Act  IV,  sc.  3.)  He  notified  Stauffacher,  in  passing,  of  the 
whole  affair,  how  it  had  occurred,  and  then  went  forward  by 
night  to  Brunnen,  where  he  was  hastily  brought  in  a  boat  to 
Uri  by  one  who  was  secretly  in  the  conspiracy ;  it  was  still 


INTRODUCTION.  ll 

night  when  he  arrived,  as  at  that  time  the  nights  are  longest. 
He  kept  himself  hidden,  but  informed  Walther  Fiirst  and  other 
confederates  that  he  had  shot  the  governor.  And  this  was 
secretly  reported  to  the  confederates  in  Unterwalden.  At  the 
place  above  the  Hohle  Gasse  where  Wilhelm  Tell  shot  the 
governor  a  chapel  was  afterwards  built,  which  still  stands.  The 
authorities  at  that  time  took  no  steps  in  the  matter  because  the 
king  was  just  then  in  Lower  Austria,  and  waited  until  he  could 
appoint  a  new  governor." 

Portions  of  the  account  of  the  taking  of  the  castle  and  of  the 
assassination  of  the  emperor  here  follow. 

"  In  the  fortress  of  Rossberg,  which  stood  on  a  high  moun- 
tain below  the  Kernwald,  was  a  maid,  the  sweetheart  of  a  man 
of  Stanz,  who  was  also  in  the  league.  He  agreed  to  visit  her 
on  New  Year's  eve,  and  she  was  to  draw  him  up  by  a  rope  to  a 
window  which  he  pointed  out.  The  man  climbed  thus  into  the 
castle,  and  then  one  after  another  of  the  confederates  drew  him- 
self up  till  all  were  in  the  castle.  (Cp.  11.  1413-17.)  *  *  Now  the 
governor,  Landenberg,  who  dwelt  in  the  castle  of  Sarnen  above 
the  wood,  had  forcibly  accustomed  the  people  to  bring  him  pres- 
ents at  New  Year's.  So  fifty  of  those  that  were  in  the  league 
had  agreed  that  thirty  of  their  number  should  hide  themselves 
before  dawn,  well  armed,  in  the  alders  below  the  mill ;  the 
others  were  to  procure  staves  and  fit  spearheads  to  them  :  every 
one  was  to  carry  such  sharp  irons  beneath  his  blouse,  and  so 
bring  the  New  Year's  presents  into  the  castle,  for  no  arms  were 
allowed  there.  But  when  they  were  all  in,  one  on  the  hill  in 
front  was  to  blow  a  horn,  whereupon  the  twenty  would  quickly 
put  the  spearheads  on  their  staves  and  try  to  keep  the  gate  open 
by  force,  while  those  in  the  alders  were  to  hasten  to  the  aid  of 
the  others  as  soon  as  they  heard  the  horn  blown.  (Cp.  11.  1400- 
1412.)  This  was  done,  and  the  castle  was  razed  to  the  ground  ; 
Rossberg  was  destroyed  in  like  manner.  When  the  governor 
with  his  attendants  in  the  church  heard  this,  they  attempted  to 


Hi  INTRODUCTION. 

flee  over  the  mountains ;  but  as  the  snow  prevented  this,  they 
fled  along  the  mountains  by  the  way  of  Alpnach  to  Lucerne. 
They  were  seen,  indeed,  but  allowed  to  go  unharmed  as  had 
been  agreed.  (Cp.  1.  2902.) 

"At  the  same  time  those  of  Uri  also  freed  their  land  and  de- 
stroyed the  half-finished  fortress  which  the  tyrant  Gessler  in- 
tended to  name  Zwing  Uri  unter  die  Stegen,  and  all  swore  to- 
gether, nobles  and  commons,  to  help  and  protect  one  another. 
(Act.  V,  sc.  i .)  All  this  took  place  on  New  Year's  Day,  1308, 
a  Monday,  as  had  been  previously  agreed.  The  following  Sun- 
day each  land  sent  honorable  messengers  to  the  others  and  they 
swore  the  league  for  ten  years  to  help  and  protect  one  another, 
with  all  the  points  which  in  the  beginning  Walther  Furst  of  Uri, 
Werner  Stauffacher  of  Schwyz  and  Arnold  von  Melchthal  had 
sworn." 

After  telling  the  curious  tale  of  the  knight  and  the  hornets 
(see  text,  lines  2668-74)  Tschudi  proceeds  to  the  account  of 
Duke  Johann.  "So  on  the  before-mentioned  May  evening  he 
appealed  again  to  the  king :  Would  he  not  turn  over  to  him  his 
paternal  and  maternal  inheritance  of  land  and  people,  which 
belonged  to  him,  as  he  wished  to  rule  henceforth  for  himself. 
The  king  answered  him :  '  The  time  will  probably  come,1  and 
gave  him  no  further  satisfaction.  This  speech  and  arrogant 
answer  pained  Duke  Johann,  and  he  reported  it  weeping  to  his 
advisers.  The  next  morning,  May  Day,  the  king  rode  out  from 
Baden  to  visit  his  consort,  Queen  Elsbeth,  whom  he  had  left  at 
Rheinfelden.  When  he  came  to  the  ferry  at  Windisch,  Duke 
Johann  of  Austria  and  the  four  mentioned  :  Wart,  Eschenbach, 
Palm  and  Tegerfelden,  purposely  kept  together,  and  managed 
so  that  they  were  the  first  to  cross  over  the  waters  of  the  Reuss  ; 
the  rest  of  the  retinue  came  slowly  after.  And  as  the  king  was 
riding  among  the  grain-fields  between  Windisch  and  Brugg, 
speaking  with  Walther  von  Casteln  and  suspecting  no  ill,  he  was 
assailed  by  his  cousin  Duke  Johann  and  his  accomplices.  Duke 


INTRODUCTION.  Hii 

Johann  stabbed  the  king  in  the  throat,  exclaiming  :  '  You  dog, 
I  shall  now  pay  you  for  the  insult  you  gave  me,  and  see  whether 
I  may  get  my  inheritance.'  Walther  von  Eschenbach  split  the 
king's  head,  and  Rudolf  von  Palm  ran  him  through.  So  the 
king  lost  his  life  because  of  his  great  avarice  and  niggardliness, 
slain  by  his  own,  in  and  upon  his  own,  in  the  county  of  Habs- 
burg,  on  his  own  inheritance,  the  territory  of  his  family  and  his 
name.  And  by  chance  as  the  deed  was  done  a  poor  girl  was  at 
hand  ;  she  took  the  king  in  her  arms  as  he  fell  from  his  horse, 
and  he  passed  away  in  her  lap.  (Cp.  11.  2954—87.)  And  when 
Duke  Johann  and  his  accomplices  had  finished  the  deed  they  all 
fled  away,  each  whither  he  might ;  Duke  Johann  rode  by  hidden 
paths  through  the  territory  of  Zug  and  by  night  reached  the 
monastery  of  Einsiedeln,twhere  no  one  knew  him,  and  remained 
there  several  days.  (Cp.  11.  3006-10.)  When  King  Albrecht 
was  slain  there  was  everywhere  great  uneasiness ;  the  whole 
country  was  in  fear  —  they  anticipated  great  disturbances,  and  yet 
the  country  had  more  repose  than  had  been  expected,  almost 
more  than  before.  (Cp.  1.  2990.)  As  soon  as  the  news  of  the 
king's  death  was  spread  in  the  land,  the  cities  and  fortresses  in 
all  the  cantons  were  fortified,  the  gates  kept  well  locked  at  night 
and  guarded  by  soldiers.  The  gates  of  Zurich  had  been  open 
for  thirty  years,  so  that  they  had  been  locked  neither  by  day 
nor  night,  though  they  had  had  enemies  during  this  time ;  but 
now  they  had  them  locked  so  that  no  one  of  those  who  were 
guilty  of  the  murder  might  take  refuge  in  their  city.  (Cp.  11. 
2991-95.)  The  representatives  of  the  Forest  Cantons,  in  re- 
sponse to  the  queen's  appeal  for  aid  in  punishing  the  murderers, 
promised  to  take  no  advantage  of  this  opportunity  to  avenge 
their  own  wrongs,  but  as  for  helping  to  avenge  the  king's  death, 
from  whom  they  never  received  any  benefit,  and  pursuing  the 
murderers  who  had  done  them  no  harm,  they  deemed  it  unbe- 
coming to  them.  Duke  Johann  and  the  perpetrators  of  the 
deed  actually  applied  to  the  Forest  Cantons  for  aid  and  protec- 


liv  INTRODUCTION. 

tion,  but  it  was  refused  them,  as  the  people  did  not  wish  to 
become  involved  in  the  affair."     (Cp.  11.  3040-76.) 

THE    POLITICAL   SITUATION. 

The  political  situation  in  the  Forest  Cantons,  as  assumed  at 
the  beginning  of  the  play,  is  this  :  The  Cantons  are  immediate 
dependencies  of  the  Empire,  and  are  so  treated  by  the  emperor 
(king).  But  the  house  of  Habsburg,  hereditary  dukes  of 
Austria,  whose  representative  is  also  at  present  emperor  by 
election,  claims  the  Cantons  as  feudal  dependencies.  The  em- 
peror is  harrying  the  Cantons  by  sending  cruel  governors  to 
represent  him,  hoping  thus  to  drive  them  to  seek  the 'protection 
of  some  powerful  hereditary  family  and  make  themselves  thus 
mediate  vassals  of  the  empire.  As  representative  of  the  Austrian 
house  of  Habsburg,  he  expects  to  offer  this  protection  against 
himself  as  emperor,  and  thus  to  secure  the  Cantons  as  perma- 
nent dependencies  of  his  own  family,  which  will  always  be 
rulers  of  Austria,  but  may  at  any  time  be  supplanted  in  the 
office  of  emperor.  The  same  conditions  make  it  the  policy  of 
the  cantons  to  cling  tenaciously  to  the  Empire. 

SPECIMENS  OF  SCHILLER'S  NOTES  FOR  "TELL." 

From  Miiller. 

Die  Heerde  fahrt  zu  Berg  (1.  17).  —  Meister  Hirt  (1.  1774). 
Hohes  Joch  der  Berge,  mit  ewigem  Eis,  goldroth  von  der  Sonne 

beschienen,    wenn    schwarze    Nacht   die   Thaler    bedeckt. 

NB.  Mit  dieser  Erscheinung  kann  sich  der  Akt  wo  man  im 

Rtitli  ist,  endigen  (11.  1439-43). 
Der  Volksstamm  kommt  aus  Norden,  wo  eine  Theuerung  ihn 

auszuwandern   zwang  (11.   n67ff).      NB.  Kann  im  Riitli 

erzahlt  werden. 
Obmann,  Schiedsrichter  (1.  701). 


INTRODUCTION.  Iv 

From  Fast. 

Die  mittleren  Theile  der  Berge  haben  kurze  Krauter,  diess  die 
kraftigsten.  Ende  Junis  fahren  die  Sennen  auf  diese  hoheren 
Alpen.  Dort  die  Sennhiitten.  Um  S.  Bartholoma  ziehen 
sie  ab  (11.  13-24). 

Anblick  von  oben  wenn  man  Uber  den  Wolken  steht.  Die 
Gegend  scheint  wie  ein  grosser  See  vor  einem  zu  liegen. 
Inseln  ragen  daraus  hervor :  b'fnen  sich  die  Wolken  irgend- 
wo,  so  kann  man  ins  Menschen  bewohnte  Thai  auf  Ha'user 
und  Kirchen  hinabsehen  (11.  31-36). 

Bergquellen  (1.  1016). 

Lammergeier  (1.  1000). 

Tells  Blatten  oder  Tells  Sprung.  Das  Felsenstiick  ha'ngt  an 
der  Seite  des  grossen  Axenbergs  eine  starke  Stunde  unter 
Fluelen.  Vor  der  Flatten  sind  einige  Felsenschiefer,  wo  die 
Schiffe  landen  kb'nnen.  Die  ganze  Ebene  der  Blatte  halt  18 
quadrat  Schuh.  Hinter  der  Blatten  steigt  der  Axenberg 
hoch  in  die  Wolken  (11.  2227-70). 

From  Scheuchzer. 

Vorboten  des  Regens.  Schwalben  fliegen  niedrig,  Wasservb'gel 
tauchen  unter,  Schafe  fressen  begierig  Grass,  Hunde  schar- 
ren  die  Erde  auf,  Fische  springen  aus  dem  Wasser  heraus. — 
der  graue  Thalvogt  kommt  —  wenn  der  oder  der  Berg  eine 
Kappe  auf  hat,  so  wirf  die  Sense  hin  und  nimm  den  Rechen. 
Der  Firn  briillt,  die  Gemsen  lassen  sich  in  die  Tiefe  herab 
(11-37-45). 
These  specimens  are  from  the  Introduction  to  the  edition  of 

•«  Wilhelm  Tell  "  in  Vol.  14  of  the  Historisch-kritische  Ausgabe 

edited  by  Godeke. 


INTRODUCTION. 


CHRONOLOGY. 


DATES   OF   AUTHENTIC   SWISS    HISTORY. 


Alamannic  invasion ....     264 

Alamannic  dominion    .     .     .     406 

Burgundian  conquest  of  West 
Switzerland 443 

Franks  conquer  Alamannic 
Switzerland 496 

Franks  conquer  Burgundian 
Switzerland 534 

Uri  dependency  of  the  mon- 
astery of  Zurich,  before  .  853 

Uri  combined  with  Zurich  into 
an  Imperial  Prefecture,  un- 
der the  Lords  of  Zahringen  1098 

Schwyz  a  community  of  free- 
men under  the  protection 
of  the  Counts  of  Habsburg, 
before noo 

Unterwalden,  under  the  mon- 
astery of  Engelberg  .  .  .  1 1 20 

Freiburg  founded     .     .     .     .1177 

Bern  founded 1191 

Unterwalden,  under  Counts 
of  Habsburg 1200 

Schwyz  in  contention  with  the 
monastery  of  Einsiedeln, 
1114,  1144,  and  ....  1217 

Bern,  Zurich,  Solothurn,  and 
other  cities  become  '  reichs- 
frei,'  soon  after  .  .  .  .1218 

Uri  made  an  immediate  de- 
pendency of  the  empire 
(reichsunmittelbar)  .  .  .1231 


Schwyz  made  '  reichsfrei '  by 
Friedrich  II,  not  recognized 
however  by  the  Habsburgs .  1240 

Schwyz  rebels  against  the 
Habsburgs,  and  is  subdued, 
losing  its  independence,  1245-50 

Unterwalden  (Obwalden)  re- 
bels    1245-50 

Rudolph,  d.  1291,  refuses  to 
recognize  the  charters  of  the 
Forest  Cantons  .  .  .  .1291 

Uri  takes  part  in  forming  the 
League 1291 

Unterwalden  helps  form  (or 
renew)  League  .  .  .  .1291 

Schwyz  joins  Uri  and  Unter- 
walden in  League  .  .  .  1291 

Albrecht  I,  d.  .     .     .  May  I,  1308 

Heinrich  VII  confirms  charters 
of  the  Forest  Cantons  .  .  1309 

Battle  of  Morgarten,  defeat  of 
Leopold  and  of  the  Habs- 
burg claims  to  the  Forest 
Cantons  .  .  .  Nov.  15,  1315 

Renewal  of  the  League  of  the 
Forest  Cantons,  at  Brunnen,  1315 

Luzern  joins  the  League    .     .  1332 

Zurich  joins  the  League     .     .1351 

Glarus  and  Zug  join  the 
League 1352 

Bern  joins  the  League  .     .     .  1353 

Battle  of  Sempach    .     .     .     .1386 


INTRODUCTION. 


Ivii 


Battle  of  Nafels 1388 

Independence  of  Switzerland 
recognized  by  Austria     .     .  1394 


Switzerland  an  independent 
country *499 

Switzerland,  recognized  as  such 
in  the  Treaty  of  Westphalia,  1648 


DATES    ACCORDING    TO    LEGENDARY   HISTORY 
(TSCHUDI). 

Earlier  dates  not  essentially  different  from  accepted  dates,  save  as  to  the  migra- 
tion from  Sweden. 


Forest  Cantons  'reichsfrei,' 
governed  by  bailiffs  not  re- 
siding in  the  cantons  .  .  1301 

Embassies  to  Albrecht  to  pro- 
test against  the  tyranny  of 
the  bailiffs 1 304 

Gessler  and  Landenberg  ap- 
pointed Governors  .  .  .  1304 

Embassies  to  complain  of 
these 1305 

Wolfenschiessen's  offense.     .  1306 

Herzog  Johann's  vain  request 
for  his  estates 1306 

Blinding  of  Heinrich  von  der 
Halden,  early  in  ....  1307 

Gessler  builds  the  fortress  in 
Altorf 1307 

Gessler  sets  up  hat,  July  25th. 

Gessler  threatens  Stauffacher, 
soon  after. 


Compact  of  the  Three  Leaders, 
early  in  the  autumn  .  .  .  1307 

Meeting  on  the  Riitli,  Novem- 
ber 7th-8th. 

Tell's  contempt  of  the  hat, 
Novernber  i8th. 

The  apple-shooting,  Novem- 
ber 1 9th. 

Gessler's  death,  November 
1 9th. 

Capture  of  Rossberg,  Sarnen, 
Lowerz,  Zwing  Uri,  Jan- 
uary 1st, 1308 

The  adventure  of  the  knight 
with  the  hornets,  April  28th. 

Herzog  Johann's  last  appeal, 
April  3Oth. 

Murder  of  Albrecht  I,  May  1st. 

Tell  takes  part  at  Morgarten  .1315 

Tell  drowned  in  the  Schachen,  1354 


Iviii  INTRODUCTION. 


TIME   AND    DATES   ACCORDING   TO   THE   PLAY. 

Act  I,      Scene  i,  afternoon,  October  a8th. 
Scene  2,  same  afternoon. 

Scene  3,  probably  the  same  afternoon,  though  if  the  distance 
from  Steinen  to  Altorf  is  considered,  it  may  be  the  following 
day. 

Scene  4,  same  day  as  preceding. 
Act  II,    Scene  i,  morning,  no  lapse  of  time  indicated. 

Scene  2,  some  days  must  intervene  after  Act  I,  Scene  4,  to 
allow  for  Melchthal's  trip ;  it  is  the  traditional  8th  of  No- 
vember. 

Act  III,  Scene  I,  probably  afternoon,  the  traditional  l8th  of  November; 
some  time  must  have  elapsed  since  Hedwig  has  had  time  to 
hear  rumors  of  the  Rtitli  meeting. 
Scene  2,  the  same  day,  time  of  day  not  indicated. 
Scene  3,  same  day,  probably  afternoon. 
Act  IV,  Scene  I,  same  day  as  Act  III,  Scene  3. 

Scene  2,  no  indication  of  time,  but  presumably  the  same  day 

as  Scene  i. 

Scene  3,  same  day  as  Scene  i,  though  if  the  distance  is  con- 
sidered the  events  might  have  occurred  on  the  following  day. 
Act  V,  Scene  i,  the  next  or  the  second  day  after  Act  IV,  Scene  3;  the 
distances,  the  deeds  accomplished,  and  the  spread  of  the 
news,  would  take  in  reason  two  days;  if  the  murder  of  the 
emperor  were  taken  into  account,  it  would  be  May  1st,  1308, 
or  a  few  days  later. 

Scene  2,  same  day,  no  time  of  day  indicated. 
Scene  3,  same  day,  no  time  of  day  indicated. 


INTRODUCTION. 


lix 


LIST   OF   PERSONS. 


Appearances  are  given  by  act  and  scene ;  references  by  lines. 


Agnes,  der  Ungarn  Konigin,  daugh- 
ter of  the  emperor  Albrecht, 
Ref.,  1.  2997ff. 

Albrecht  (I),  king  (emperor)  of 
Germany.  Ref.,  1.  2943^.  (Other 
references  are  to  the  office  merely 
and  are  not  enumerated.) 

Armgard,  poor  peasant  woman,  ap- 
pears, IV,  3. 

Arnold  von  Sewa,  citizen  of  Unter- 
walden,  appears,  II,  2. 

Attinghausen,  Werner,  Freiherr 
von,  a  native  noble  of  Uri,  ap- 
pears,  II,  i;  IV,  2.  Ref.,  11. 
52>  337>  542,  2114. 

Ausrufer,  herald,  appears,  I,  3. 

Barmherzigen  Briider,  Die,  appear, 
IV,  3. 

Baumgarten,  Konrad,  citizen  of  Al- 
zellen  in  Unterwalden,  appears,  I, 
i;  I,  2;  II,  2;  IV,  2;  V,  I. 
Ref.,  11.  549ff,  717  (der  Alzel- 
ler),  1525  (der  Unterwaldner). 

Bertha  von  Bruneck,  Austrian  noble- 
woman, in  Gessler's  suite,  ap- 
pears,!,  3;  111,2;  111,3;  V,  3. 
Ref.,  11.  936,  2525,  28806°. 

Burkhardt  am  Biihel,  citizen  of  Un- 
terwalden, appears,  II,  2. 

Diethelm,  Gessler's  squire,  Ref.,  1. 
2879. 

Elsbeth,  peasant   woman,   appears, 

in,  3- 

Elsbeth,  Konigin,  wife  of  emperor 
Albrecht,  Ref.,  1.  3O33ff. 

Eschenbach,  Herr  von,  an  accom- 
plice of  Johannes  Parricida,  Ref., 
1.  2960. 

Friesshardt,  a  soldier  of  Gessler, 
guardian  of  the  hat,  appears,  III, 

3;  iv,  3. 

Fronvogt,  appears,  I,  3. 


Fiirst,  Walther,  citizen  of  Uri,  father- 
in-law  of  Tell,  appears,  I,  4;  II, 
2;  III,  3;  IV,  2;  V,  i;  V,  3. 
Ref,  1.  334ff- 

Gessler,  Hermann,  Landvogt  in 
Uri  and  Schwyz,  appears,  III,  3; 
IV,  3.  Ref.,  11.  22ofT,  355,  396, 
1428,  1540,  isssfiF,  1610,  2173, 
2224ff,  25606°. 

Hans  auf  der  Mauer,  citizen  of 
Schwyz,  appears,  II,  2. 

Hans,  Herzog,  see  Johannes  Parri- 
cida. 

Hedwig,  wife  of  Tell,  appears,  III, 
i ;  IV,  2;  V,  2. 

Heinrich  von  der  Halden,  citizen  of 
Unterwalden,  father  of  Arnold 
vom  Melchthal.  Ref.,  11.  4620", 
56 iff,  744,  988. 

Hildegard,  peasant  woman,  appears 
HI,  3. 

Iberg,  father  of  Gertrud  Stauffacher, 
Ref.,  11.  24off,  517. 

Jenni,  Fischerknabe,  son  of  Ruodi, 
appears,  I,  i;  IV,  I. 

Johannes  Parricida,  duke  of  Suabia, 
nephew  of  emperor  Albrecht,  ap- 
pears, V,  2.  Ref.,  11.  1337  (Herzog 
Hans),  295iff. 

Jorg  im  Hofe,  citizen  of  Schwyz,  ap- 
pears, II,  2. 

Jost  von  Weiler,  citizen  of  Schwyz, 
appears,  II,  2. 

Kaiser  (Konig)   Der,  see  Albrecht 

Klaus  von  der  Flue,  citizen  of  Unter- 
walden, appears,  II,  2. 

Klostermeier  von  Morlischachen, 
Ref.,  1.  2651. 

Konrad  Hunn,  citizen  of  Schwyz, 
appears,  II,  2. 

Kunz  von  Gersau,  appears,  IV,  I- 


Ix 


INTRODUCTION. 


Kuoni  der  Hirte,  citizen  of  Uri,  ap- 
pears, I,  i;  II,  I ;  11,2;  V,  i. 

Landenberg,  Berengar  von,  Land- 
vogt  in  Unterwalden.  Ref.,  11. 
170,  282,  486ff,  1963,  2902. 

Leopold,  Herzog  von  Oesterreich, 
Ref.,  11.  2967,  3200. 

Leuthold,  soldier  of  Gessler,  guard- 
ian of  the  hat,  appears,  III,  3. 

Luxemburg,  Graf  von  (Emperor 
Heinrich  VII),  Ref.,  1.  3023. 

Mechthild,  peasant  woman,  appears, 

HI,  3- 

Meier  von  Sarnen,  citizen  of  Unter- 
walden, appears,  II,  2. 

Melchthal  Arnold  vom,  citizen  of 
Unterwalden,  appears,  1, 4;  11,2; 

III,  3;  IV,  2;  V,  i.  Ref.,  1.  565*?. 
Miiller,   Johannes   von,  Ref.,  1.    2- 

948. 

Palm,  Herr  von,  accomplice  of 
Johannes  Parricida,  Ref.,  1.  2- 
96l. 

Petermann  der  Sigrist,  citizen  of 
Uri,  appears,  II,  2;  III,  3;  V,  I. 
Ref.,  1.  1749. 

Pfeifer  von  Luzern,  appears,  I,  2. 

Reding,  Itel,  citizen  of  Schwyz,  ap- 
pears, II,  2. 

Rosselmann  der  Pfarrer,  of  Uri,  ap- 
pears, II,  2;  III,  3;  V,  i.  Ref., 

I.  1746. 

Rudenz,  Ulrich  von,  a  Swiss  noble, 
nephew  of  Attinghausen,  appears, 

II,  i ;   111,2;   111,3;   IV,  2;  V, 
3.     Ref.,  11.  2373^  2873. 

Rudolph,  emperor,  Ref.,  11.  3049, 
3192,  3263. 

Rudolph  der  Harras,  Gessler's  mas- 
ter of  the  horse,  appears,  III,  3; 

IV,  3.     Ref.,  1.  2224. 

Ruodi  der  Fischer,  citizen  of  Uri, 
appears,!,  i;  11,2;  IV,  I;  V,  I. 


Seppi,  attendant  of  Kuoni,  appears, 
I,  i. 

Sillinen,  Herr  von,  a  native  noble 
of  Uri,  Ref.,  1.  685. 

Stauffacher,  Gertrud,  wife  of  Wer- 
ner, appears,  I,  2.  Ref.,  1.  5i6ff. 

Stauffacher,  Werner,  citizen  of  Stei- 
nen  in  Schwyz,  appears,  I,  2;  I, 
3;  1,4;  11,2;  111,3;  IV,  2;  V, 
i;  V,  3.  Ref.,  11.  351,  982. 

Steinmetz,  mason,  appears,  I,  3 ;  V, 
i. 

Stier  von  Uri,  der,  appears,  V,  I . 

Stiissi  der  Flurschiitz,  appears,  IV, 

Tegerfeld,  Herr  von,  accomplice  of 

Johannes  Parricida,  Ref.,  1.  1339; 

2961. 
Tell,  Wilhelm,   citizen   of  Biirglen 

in  Uri,  appears,  I,  i ;  I,  2;   I,  3; 

III,  i;  111,3 ; IV,  i ;  IV,  3;  V,2; 

V,  3.   Ref.,  11.  555,  1434,  2100, 

23i6ff,  3082. 
Ulrich,  see  Rudenz. 
Ulrich,    der     Schmid,     citizen     of 

Schwyz,  appears,  II,  2. 
Walther,  Tell's  son,  appears,  III,  i  •, 

111,3;  IV,  2;  V,  2;  V,  3. 
Wandrer,  traveler,  appears,  IV,  3. 
Wart,  Herr  von  der,  accomplice  of 

Johannes  Parricida,  Ref.,  11.  1339, 

2961. 
Werni   der   Alpenjager,   citizen    of 

Uri,  appears,  I,  i;  II,  2;  V,  I. 
Wilhelm,  Tell's  son,  appears,  III,  i ; 

V,  2;  V,  3. 
Winkelried,  Struth  von,  citizen  of 

Unterwalden,  appears,  II,  2. 
Wolfenschiessen  der,  Burgvogt    at 

Rossberg  in    Unterwalden,  Ref., 

11-  77.  546,  945- 


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^>erbeitglo(fen,  n)e(rf)e§  fid)  aud)  bet  eroffneter  Sjene  nod)  etne  Seitlang  fortfefet. 


c,  fingt  tm  «o5tt, 
3Ke(obie  be§  Sit^rei^enS, 

Idc^elt  ber  @ee,  er  labet  jum  Sabe, 

fcf)Iief  ein  am  griinen  ©eftabe, 
2)a  i>ort  er  ein  &Ungen, 
SSie  gloten  fo  fu^ 
2Bie  (Stimmen  ber  6ngel 


Unb  h)ie  er  ertoacfyet  in  feliger  Suft, 
®a  fpiilen  bie  SEBaffer  ibm  um  bie  Sruft, 

Unb  e§  ritft  au^  ben  ^iefen: 

fiieb  $nabe,  bift  mein; 

^c^  lodfe  ben  ©deafer, 

^c^  jie^'  i^n  fyerein. 


cf  auf  bem  SBerge, 
SBariatiott  beS  «u^rei^en8, 

S^r  fatten,  lebt  too^U 
^5^>r  fonnigen  SSeiben! 
S)er  <Senne  mu^  frfjeiben, 
S)er  Sommer  ift  t)in. 


6  ffiityelm  Sell 

Sir  fasten  ju  33erg,  hnr  fommen  nrieber, 
•JBenn  bet  $urfuc!  ruft,  toenn  ertoacfyen  bic  Steber, 
2Senn  mtt  SBlumen  bte  @rbe  fidj  fletbet  neu, 
20  2&enn  bic  23runnlem  fliejjen  tm 

S^r  fatten,  lebt 

^i>r  fonmgen  9Beiben! 

2)er  (Senne  mu^  f^eiben, 

2)er  ©ornmer  ift  ^in. 


erfdjeint  flegenUfiet  ouf  ber 

jtoeite  SBariatton, 

25  (S§  bonnern  bte  §o^en,  e§  jitter!  ber  ©teg, 

9fiid^t  grauet  bent  ©cfyu^en  auf  fd^totnbltd^tem  9Beg. 
@r  fd^rettet  bertoegen 
2luf  gelbetn  toon  @t§, 
2)a  !pranget  fetn 
30  3)a  gritnet  fetn 

Unb  unter  ben  ^ii^en  etn  nebltcf)te0 
©rfennt  er  bte  (Stable  ber  3Jienf^en  nifyt  mefyr; 
ben  3^1^  nur  ber  UBolfen 
er  bie  Selt, 
35  ^tef  unter  ben  -Kkffern 

3)a€  griinenbe  ^elb. 

35te  Sanbfrfiaft  beranbett  ft(^  ;  man  Jjikt  ein  buntpfeS  Stolen  »on  ben  Skrgtn  ; 
©fatten  6on  SSotfen  laufen  itber  bie  ©egenb. 


Sduobi,  ber  fjii^cr,  fomtnt  au§  ber  §utte.  SBerni,  ber  Soger,  fktgt 
»om  Sfetfen.  ftuont,  ber  £irt,  lommt  mtt  bem  !0lelfnapf  auf  ber  Sdjulter; 
fetn  £anbbube,  folgt  tljm. 


JKuobt 

'  fyurttg,  ^ennt.    3^^'  We  ??aue  etn. 
$)er  graue  2;t>al»ogt  fommt,  bumpf  briiEt  ber  gitn; 


(Srfter  2luf$ug.    (grfle  @j<ne. 


tem  jiefyt  feinc  $aube  an, 
40  Unb  lalt  fyer  blaft  e3  au§  bem  2Betterlodj; 

2)cr  Sturm,  id)  mein',  toirb  ba  fein,  el)'  fair's  benfen. 


'§  fommt  3flegen,  gafirmann.     -jJteine  ©d^afe  freffen 
3Jlit  Segierbe  ©ra§,  unb  2Ba4)ter  f4>arrt  bie 

3Bcrni 

2)ie  ^ifd^e  f^rtngen,  unb  ba3  3Bafferf>u^n 
45  ^aud^t  unter.    (Sin  ©etottter  ift  im  2lnjug. 

6ltOUtf  jum  Suben, 

Sug',  ©etyri,  06  ba§  3Siei)  ftd^  nicfyt  berlaufen. 


2)ie  braune  Sifel  !enn'  i^  am  ©elciut. 

Shtotti 
<So  feE)It  un§  feine  me^r,  bie  ge^t  am  lt>eitften. 

ffiuobt 
S^r  ^abt  ein  fc^on  ©elaute,  3JZeifter  §irt. 

9Bernt 
50  Unb  fdj>mucfe§  5Bie^>;  ift'§  euer  eigneS,  2anb§mann? 


S3in  nit  fo  reid^;   '8  ift  meineS  gnab'gen 
2)e§  2ltting^dufer§,  unb  mir  jugeja^lt. 

IbuM 
2Bie  fc^on  ber  £ul)  bag  Sanb  ju  $alfe  fte^t. 


25a§  ioei^  fie  auc^,  ba^  fte  ben  SReifyen  fii^rt, 
55  Unb,  na^m'  icfy  i^r'S,  fie  ^orte  auf  ju  freffen. 


8  fflmfclm  £eH. 


IHitobt 

3fyr  feib  nicfyt  !lug;  ein  untoerniinft'ge3  !8iel)  — 

SBerni 

3ft  batb  gefagt.    S)a§  £ier  fyat  au$  SSemunft; 
2)a§  tDtfjen  tt)ir,  bte  toir  bie  ©emfen  jagen. 
S)ie  fteEen  Hug,  too  fie  gur  2Betbe  ge^n, 
60  'ne  SSor^ut  au§,  bie  f^i|t  ba§  D^r  unb  tnarnet 
5Kit  Better  ^feife,  toenn  ber  3ager  na^t. 

9Juobt,  jum  §irten, 

2;reibt  i^r  je^t  ^eim? 

tuoni 

2)ie  311^)  ift  a&getoeibet. 

SScrni 
©liirffel'ge  ^eimfe^r,  ©enn'! 

-UlUHtt 

S)ie  tDiinfd^'  tc^  e 
3Son  eurer  ^ai)rt  !el>rt  ficfy'S  nid^t  immer  toieber. 

iRitobi 
65  2)ort  fommt  ein  3Kann  in  better  $aft  gelaufen. 


3^  fenn'  i^n,  '8  ift  ber  Saumgart  toon 

J?onrab  Saumgarten,  atemloS  ^eretnftiirsenb, 

SBaitmgartcn 
Um  ©otte§  toiUen,  ^aF>rmann,  euren  ^a^n! 

JHuobt 
9^un,  nun,  tua§  giebt'S  fo  eilig? 

23aumgortett 

SBinbet  Io§! 

r  rettet  mic)  bom  3:obe.     ©et  mid    uber! 


(grfter  Slufeug.    (Srjle  @gene. 

Snout 

70  2anb§mann,  toa§  fyabt  ifyr? 

SScrni 

2Ber  berfolgt  eucfy  benn? 

SBcwmgarten,  mm  gif^er, 

©tit,  eilt,  fie  finb  mir  bicfyt  fcfyon  an  ben  $erfen. 
®e§  SanbtoogtS  Shelter  fommen  ^inter  mir. 
^5^  bin  ein  9Jtann  be§  £ob§,  toenn  fie  mid^  greifen. 

Bbtrti 

SSarum  berfolgen  euc^)  bie  Sfteifigen? 
93autngarten 

75  ©rft  rettet  mid),  unb  bann  fte^'  id^  eiid) 


feib  mit  Slut  beflecft;  toaS  ^at'8  gegeben? 

SBaumgarteu 
^aifer^  Surgbogt,  ber  auf  SRojjBerg  fa^  — 

.Viuoiii 
2Bolfenfc^)ie^en?    2d^t  eud^  ber  berfolgen? 


3)er  fd^abet  nicfyt  met>r;  id^  i>ab'  i^n  erfcfylagen. 

2t0C,  fasten  juriict, 

80  ©ott  fei  eud^>  gnabig  !     2Ba§  ^abt  i^r  geti)an  ? 

23aumflcirtcit 

jeber  freie  9Hann  an  meinem  ^Sla^,  — 
guteS  §au§red^t  i)ab'  ic^  au§geiibt 
2lm  <Sd)dnber  meiner  @f>r'  unb  meine§  3Setbe§. 

iJttOHt 

§at  eud^i  ber  Surgbogt  an  ber  @^r'  gefcfyabigt? 


10  SBil$eIm  Sett. 

SBuitmgarten 

85  SDafj  er  fein  bi>§  ©eliiften  nid)t  bollbrad;t, 
£at  ©ott  unb  meine  gute  2lr.t  berfyiitet. 

SBcrni 

Sfyr  l)abt  ifym  mit  ber  2lr.t  ben  $otof  jerfbalten? 


D  Ia|t  un§  atte§  fyoren;  ty?  ^abt  Beit, 
33i§  er  ben  $afyn  bom  Ufer  loSgebunben. 

23numgarten 

90  34>  ^atte  §olj  gefctat  im  2Batb;  ba  fommt 
gjiein  2Beib  gelaufen  in  ber  Stngft  be§  Xobe^: 
,,2)er  Surgbogt  lieg'  in  meinem  §au§;  er  fyab' 
3^r  anbefo^Ien,  i^m  ein  Sab  ju  ruften. 
2)rauf  fyab'  er  Ungebii^rlic^e^  bon  i^r 

95  -Berlangt;  fie  fei  entfbrungen,  mid)  ju  fud^en." 
3)a  lief  id)  frifrf;  ^inju,  fo  tbie  id;  h)ar, 
Unb  mit  bet  2lr.t  ^ab'  id;  i^m  '2  Sab  gefegnet. 


t^atet  toofyl;  lein  3)ienfd;  fann  eud;  britm  fd;elten. 


SSitterid;!    3)er  i>at  nun  feinen 
lang  berbient  um§  33olf  bon  Unterlwalben. 

23aumgarten 

tbarb  rud;tbar;  ntir  tbirb  nad;gefe|t. 
h)ir  f  bred;  en,  ©ott!  berrinnt  bie  &'\t. 

CJ3  fangt  an  ju  bonnent. 


ifd;,  ^a^rmann,  fd;aff'  ben  Siebermann  ^inuber. 


(grjto  Slufjug.    (grfle  @jen«.  11 

RttM 

©efyt  nicfyt.    Sin  frf)toere§  llngetottter  ift 
105  $m  Slnjug.     ^fyr  mii^t  toarten. 

Staumgarten 

£eil'ger  ©ott! 
3$  !ann  nicfyt  toarten.    $>eber  Sluffdjub  totct. 

ilU01tif  sum  gifcfjer, 

©retf  an  mit  ©ott!    $)em  ^iac^ften  mu^  man  ^elfen. 
@S  lann  un§  atten  ©letdbeg  ja  begegnen. 

SBraufen  unb  ®onnern. 

JHuobt 

2)er  §bl)n  tft  Io§;  i^r  fe^t,  loie  ^o^  ber  @ee  ge^>t; 
no  ^4>  fann  nicfyt  fteuern  gegen  (Sturm  unb  S&etten. 

S3auntgartenf  iimfafet  feme  Sniee, 

©o  fyelf  eud^  ©ott,  tote  ifyr  eud^  mein  erbarmet. 


ge^>t  um§  2eben.    ©ei  barmfyerjig, 

fiuoni 
ift  cin  £au§toater  unb  ^>at  2Beib  unb  $inber. 

SBieber^oIte  S)onnerf^tage. 


2Ba§!    %fy  i>ab'  auc^  ein  Seben  ju  berlicren, 
115  §ab'  2Beib  unb  ^inb  ba^eim,  tote  er.    <Sefyt  ^ 
2Ste'§  branbet,  toie  e§  toogt  unb  2Btrbel  jiefyt, 
Unb  atte  2Baffer  aufriii)rt  in  ber  Xiefe. 
^c^  tooflte  gern  ben  Stebermann  erretten  ; 
SDocfy  eg  ift  rein  unmogltd^,  ifyr  fe^t  felbft. 

jynitmgartcn,  nocfj  auf  ben  ftnteen, 

120  ©o  mujj  id^>  fatten  in  be§  5e^n^e 

im  ©efidgte. 


12  SBittielm  Sell. 


liegt'g,  id;  fann'S  erreicfyen  mit  ben  Slugen; 
§iniiberbringen  fann  ber  ©timme  ©cfyatt  ; 
®a  ift  ber  ^afyn,  ber  mid)  fyinubertriige, 
125  llnb  mujj  fyier  liegen,  fytlfloS,  unb  toerjagen. 

fiitotii 

©efyt,  toer  ba  lommt. 

993erni 

@§  ift  ber  £eH  au§  Surglen. 

Sell  mit  ber  Slrmbruft. 

xca 

2Ber  ift  ber  Sftann,  ber  I>ier  urn  §ilfe  flef>t? 


'§  ift  ein  SlljeKer  3^ann;  er  ^at  fein'  @^»r' 
SSerteibigt  unb  ben  SBoIfenfrfnefs  erfd)(agen, 
130  ®e§  ^onig§  Surgbogt,  ber  auf  Sfto^berg  faf;  ; 
2)e§  Sanbbogt?  9teiter  finb  ifym  auf  ben  ^erfen; 
@r  flefyt  ben  Sniffer  urn  bte  Uberf  afyrt  ; 
2)er  fiirdf)t't  fi4)  bor  bem  (Sturm  unb  toitt  nid^t  fafyren. 


®a  ift  ber  £ett,  er  fii^rt  ba§  9tuber  aucfy, 
135  2)er  foil  mir'§  jettgen,  ob  bie  ^a^rt  ju  toagen. 

Sett 
2Bo'§  not  t^ut,  ^afyrmann,  la^t  fief)  affe§  toagen. 

£efttge  Sonnerjc^Iage  ;  ber  @ee  raufdjt  auf. 

IbwM 

^c§  fott  micfy  in  ben  §odenrad^en  ftiirjen? 
$a§  tfjate  !einer,  ber  bei  ©innen  ift. 

ZtU 

2)er  bratoe  9Jiann  ben!t  an  fid^>  felbft  juletjt; 
140  SSertrau'  auf  ©ott  unb  rette  ben  33ebrangten. 


(Srjter  Hufsug.    (Srfle  @jene.  13 

9?uobi 

SSom  ficfyern  ^3ort  lajjt  ficfy'S  gemad^Uc^  raten. 
25a  ift  ber  ®afm  unb  bort  ber  @ee. 


S5er  @ee  !ann  fid^,  ber  2anbbogt  nid^t  er&armen. 
SSerfurf)'  e§,  ^d^rmann. 

unb  Saer 


E45  Unb  tocir'S  tnetn  Sruber  unb  mein 

@§  fann  nicfyt  fein;  '§  ift  ^eut  <5tmon§  unb 
®a  raft  ber  <5ee  unb  n>itt  fein  Dpfer 


gjJit  eitler  9tebe  iuirb  ^ier  nic^tg  gefc^afft; 
$>ie  <3tunbe  bringt,  bem  SJlann  mufj  §itfe  irerben. 
150  (S^rid^),  ^afyrmann,  itsittft  bu  faf>ren? 

JRuobt 

9tein,  nic^t 
Xett 

^n  ©otte§  ^amen,  benn,  gieb  ^er  ben  $afyn; 
%fy  toiE'g  ntit  meiner  fc^toad^en  ^raft  berfuc^en. 

Jhtmtf 

£a,  hjacfrer  2;ett! 

SBcrni 

2)a§  gleid;t  bem  2Beibgefetten. 
Soumgartctt 
3J?ein  better  fetb  i^r  unb  mein  @ngel,  Xett. 

Sett 

155  9Bo^)I  au§  be§  SSogtg  ©elualt  errett'  id)  euc^; 
2(u§  @turme§  ^oten  mufj  ein  anbrer  ^elfen. 


14  ffiifylm  Sett. 


beffer  ift'g,  ifyr  fattt  in  ©otte§  £anb, 
2ll§  in  ber  -Jftenfdjen.  BU  bem  Bitten  :  SanbSmann,  troftet  ifyr 
3Jiein  2Beib,  toenn  tntr  toa§  fUtenfrfjlicfyeS  begegnet; 
160  3$  fyab'  S^t^an,  toa§  i$  nicfyt  laffen  fonnte. 

(£r  fpringt  in  ben  $a£>n. 
^ttOni,  sum  Sifter, 

Sfyr  fcib  ein  3Jleifter  ©tcuermann!    2Ba§  ft$ 
2)er  Xett  gctraut,  ba§  lonntet  i^r  nid^t  toagen? 

9ht8kt 

2Boi>I  be^re  banner  t^un'g  bem  Sett  nic^t  na$; 
6§  giebt  nicfyt  jtoei,  tote  ber  ift,  im  ©ebirge. 

SSernt,  tft  ouf  ben  gets  geftiegen, 

165  @r  fto^t  fc^on  ab.    ©ott  $elf  bir,  braber  @$h)immer! 
toie  ba§  ©d^ifflein  auf  ben  2Beffen  fd^toanlt! 

5lltontf  am  lifer, 

l\d  ge^t  briiber  n?eg,  —  id?  fe^>'g  ni$t  me^r,  — 
fyalt!  ba  ift  e3  toieber.    ^raftigli$ 
3lrbeitet  ft$  ber  SBacfre  bur$  bie  Sranbung. 


170  ^)e§  SanbttogtS  Steiter  tommen  angefprengt. 


©ott,  fte  fmb'3!    2)a§  ft>ar  $ilf  in  ber 

6in  Srupp  Canbenbergtfdjer  iRettct. 


2)en  -Btorber  gebt  ^erau§,  ben  i^r  berborgen. 


2Beg§  fam  er;  umfonft  ber^ 
$uotti  unb  9?uobi 
SBen  meint  ifo  9leiter? 


(grfler  Stufjug.    3tt>eite  @jene.  15 

(Srftcr  better,  entbecft  ben  <Hac§en, 

£a,  toa§  fefy'  i$?    Xeufel! 
2Beriti,  oben, 

175  3ft'*  ber  tm  9?acfyen,  ben  ifyr  fucfyt?  —  Sfteit  ju; 
SSenn  i^r  frifcfy  bcilegt,  ^olt  i^r  i^n  nocfy  cin. 

3weitcr 
SBerivunf  fy  I    @r  ift 


jum  ^irten  unb  fjifd^et, 

^n  fyabt  i^m  fortge^olfen. 
3^r  fottt  un§  bu^en.  —  gattt  in  ifyre  §erbe. 
3)ic  §iitte  rei^et  ein,  brennt  unb  fc^Iagt  nieber.  mm  fort 

©CWt,  ftiitjt  nac§, 

180  D  meine  Sdmmer! 

folgt, 

mir!    3Reinc  §etbe! 

2Berm 

2)ie  SSutric^e! 

Kltobt,  ringt  bte  $anbe, 

©erec^tigfeit  be§  §immel§! 
SBann  irirb  ber  better  f  ommen  bief  em  £anbe  ?  5 


3u  ©teinen  in  @djtt>t)j  ;  eine  ?inbe  oor  be«  ©tauffad^erS 
ber  ?anbftrafje,  nocfjft  ber 


SGBerner  Stauffacfrer,  ^Jfeifer  toon  Sujetn  lommcn  tm  ©efpracfc. 

^feifer 

3a/  j^/  &**  ©tauffac^er,  irie  td^  eud^  fagte, 
6d()n)ort  ni4)t  ju  Dftreic^,  toenn  i^r'^  lonnt  bermeiben. 


16  SBtfytai  Sell. 

185  £>altet  feft  am  9teid)  unb  toader,  tote  fetter; 
©ott  fd)irme  eud)  bet  eurer  alien  $reib,eit. 

Srilcft  ifjm  Ijerjlidj  bte  §anb  unb  toitf  geljen. 

©tauffa^er 

SBletbt  bod;,  bi§  meine  28irtin  lommt.    %fy  feib 
SRetn  ©aft  git  <5d)to%,  id?  in  2ujern  ber  eure. 


SStel  ©an!.    5CRit^  I)eute  ©erfait  nod)  erretd)en. 
190  —  2Sa§  ii)t:  aitdf)  <Sd}toere§  mogt  jit  leiben  ^aben 
SBon  eurer  SSbgte  ©etj  unb  tlberntut, 
^ragt'§  in  ©ebulb.     @§  !ann  fid)  anbern,  fd^nett, 
(Sin  anbver  ^aifer  lann  an§  S^eid;  gelangen. 
©eib  ifyr  erft  Dfterreid;^  feib  ti>r'§  auf  immer. 

6r  gefjt  ab.    ©tauffadjer  fe^t  fid)  fummcrbofl  ouf  etnc  Sanf  unter  ber  Ctnbc. 

©o  finbet  t^n  ©ertrub,  feine  ?$frau,  bie  fief)  neben  tf)n  jMt  unb  it)n  einc 

Qeitlang  jt^raetgenb  betrac^tet. 

(Sertrub 

195  @o  ernft,  mein  greitnb?    ^d;  lenne  bid)  nid)t  mefyr. 

@d)on  biele  ^age  fe!^'  id)'§  fd)toeigenb  an, 

2Bie  finftrer  Xriibftnn  beine  ©time  furd)t. 

3litf  beinem  £>erjen  briicft  ein  ftitt  ©ebreften; 

SSertrait'  eS  ntir;  id)  bin  bein  treueS  2Beib, 
200  Unb  meine  §dlfte  forbr'  id)  beine§  ©ram§. 

©taitffac^er  reic^t  i^r  bie  §anb  itnb  fc^lcetgt. 

2Ba§  fann  bein  §erj  beflemmen,  fag'  e£  mir. 
©efegnet  ift  bein  gleifj,  bein  ©litrflftanb  blitb,t; 
3SoU  finb  bie  <Sd;eitnen  unb  ber  Sttnber  @d)aren; 
35er  glatten  ?Pferbe  toofylgenafyrte  Qufyt 
305  Sft  bw  ten  Sergen  glitdEIid;  ^etmgebrad)t 
3ur  2Binterung  in  ben  bequemen  <Statten. 
£)a  ftei>t  bein  §au§,  reid)  toie  ein  @belft^; 
SSon  fd^onem  (Stammfyolj  ift  e§  neu  gejimmert, 


(Srfler  Slufoug.    3tt>eite  ©gene.  17 


Unb  nacfy  bem  9tid^tma^  orbentlicfy  gefugt; 
210  23on  bielen  ^enftern  glanjt  e§  toofmlicfy,  fyeff  ; 
3Rit  bunten  S&a^enfcfHlbern  ift'3  bemalt, 
Unb  toeifen  <5priicfyen,  bie  ber  2Banber§mann 
33ertoeilenb  Iie[t  unb  ifyren  (Sinn  beftmnbert. 

©tauffa^cr 

2So{)I  ftef)t  ba§  £au§  gejimmert  unb  gefiigt, 
«s  3)0^),  ad^!  e§  ican!t  ber  ©runb,  auf  ben   h)ir  bauten. 

©crtrub 
28erner,  fage,  tote  Derftefyft  bti  ba§? 


33or  btefer  Stnbe  fa^  id)  jungft,  iuie  ^eut, 
25a§  fd^bn  SSoHbracfyte  freubig  itberbenfenb; 
S)a  !am  bafyer  Don  ^ii^nad^t,  feiner  33urg, 
220  $)er  SSogt  mit  feinen  Steifigen  geritten. 
3Sor  biefem  §aufe  fyielt  er  tounbernb  an, 
®od^  id?  erf)ub  mid^  fd^nett,  unb  untertoiirfig, 
23ie  fid^'§  gebuf>rt,  trat  icfy  bem  §errn  entgegen, 
2)er  un§  be§  ^aifer^  rid^terlid^e 
225  SSorfteEt  im  Sanbe.    SBcffen  ift  bie§ 

'  er  bo^meinenb,  benn  er  tou^t'  e§  tool)!. 
f  c^nett  befonnen  ic^)  entgegn'  ii>m  fo  : 
£au§,  §err  3Sogt,  ift  metne§  £errn  be§ 
Unb  eure§,  unb  metn  2e^en.    2)a  Derfe^t'  er  : 
f>3>$  ^n  Regent  im  2anb  an  ^aifer§  ©tatt, 
Unb  toitt  nid^t,  ba^  ber  Sauer  §dufer  baue 
2luf  feme  eigne  £anb,  unb  alfo  frei 

al§  ob  er  §err  tocir'  in  bem  2anbe; 
toerb'  mid^  unterfte^n,  eud>  ba§  ju  toe^ren." 
fagenb,  ritt  er  tru^iglic^)  bon  bannen, 


18  SBU&etai  Sett. 

£5$  aber  blieb  mit  lummertootter  ©eele, 

£)a§  SSort  bebentenb,  ba§  ber  235fe 
©crtrub 

9Jlein  lieber  §err  unb  (Sfyetoirt,  magft  bu 

@in  reblid:)  38ort  tton  beinem  2Beib  tternefmten  ? 
240  2)e3  ebeln  ^berg§  Stod^ter  rii^m'  id^  mtcf), 

2)e3  btelerfa^men  9)ianng.    SSir  ©c^toeftern  fafjen, 

3)ie  SSotte  f^innenb,  in  ben  langen  ^ad^iten, 

2Senn  bei  bem  3Sater  fid^)  be§  33olfe§ 

SSerj'ammelten,  bte  ^Bergamente  lafen 
245  $)er  alien  ^atfer,  unb  be§  2anbe§ 

Sebadgten  in  berniinftigem  ©e[^ra'd^. 

3lufmer!enb  ^ort'  id^  ba  mand)  fluge§  -IBort, 

2Ba§  ber  SSerftanb'ge  benft,  ber  ©ute  toimfctyt, 

Unb  ftitt  im  §erjen  fyab'  id§  mir'§  beh)ai)rt; 
250  @o  fyore  benn  unb  ad^t'  aitf  meine  JRebe; 

3)enn,  n)a§  bi$  ^re^te,  fie^  ba§  tou^t'  id)  Icingft. 

3)ir  grottt  ber  Sanbbogt,  mod^te  gern  bir  fd^aben, 

$enn  bu  bift  i^m  ein  §inberni§,  ba^  ftd^ 

2)er  <Sc^h)%er  nicfyt  bem  neuen  ^iirften^au§ 
255  28ttt  untertoerfcn,  fonbern  treu  unb  feft 

S3eim  9leid^  be^arren,  toie  bie  toiirbigen 

2llti)orbern  e§  ge^alten  unb  getfyan. 

3ft'§  nid^t  fo,  2Berner?    6ag'  e§,  toenn  id^  luge. 
Stauffadjer 

©o  ift'§,  ba§  ift  be§  ©e^Ier§  ©rott  auf  mid?. 

©crtrub 
260  @r  ift  bir  neibifcfi,  ir>eil  bu  gludEIic^  toofynft, 

@in  freier  9)lann  auf  beinem  eignen  ©rb', 

2)enn  er  fyat  IcinS.     3Som  ^aifer  felbft  unb 


(Srfter  ^ufjug.    3»eite  ©jene.  19 


£rcigft  bu  bie§  £au§  511  Sefyn;  bu  barfft  e3  ^eigen, 

@o  gut  ber  Steid^ftirft  feme  Sanber  jeigt; 
<j6s  2)enn  iiber  bir  erfennft  bu  feinen  §errn, 

2H§  nur  ben  £od;ften  in  ber  Gfyriftenfyeit. 

©r  ift  ein  jiingrer  ©otyn  nur  feineg  §aufe§, 

9li$t§  nennt  er  fein,  aid  feinen  SKittermantel  ; 

2)rum  fie^t  er  jebe§  33iebermanne§  ©tiidf 
270  5Rit  fc^eelen  Slugen  gift'ger  5Ri^gunft  an. 

2)ir  ^at  er  langft  ben  Untergang  gefdjtooren  ; 

5Roc^  fte^ft  bu  unberfefyrt.    2Bitt[t  bu  erioarten, 

$i§  er  bie  Bofc  Suft  an  bir  ge&ujjt? 

2)er  Huge  2ftann  baut  bor. 

©tauffodjer 

ift  ju  tfyun? 


tritt  naljer, 

275  @o  ^ore  meinen  9tat.    3)u  h)ei|t,  loie  ^>ier 
3u  @a}to^  fid^  atte  ^eblid^en  bellagen 
Db  biefe§  2anbbogt§  ©eij  unb  2Buterei. 
<So  jtueifle  nic^t,  baft  fie  bort  briiben  aud^i, 
^n  Untertralben  unb  im  Urner  2anb 

280  3)e§  S)range§  miib'  ftnb  unb  be§  ^arten  ^ocf)§; 
2)enn,  h)ie  ber  ©e^Ier  ^)ier,  fo  fd^afft  e§  frec^> 
3)er  Sanbenberger  briiben  iiberm  6ee. 
@§  fommt  !ein  ^ifd^erla^n  ju  un§  fyeriiber, 
2)er  nid(>t  ein  neue§  Unfyetl  unb  ©etoalts 

285  Seginnen  toon  ben  Sogten  un§  Derfiinbet. 
3)rum  ti)dt'  e§  gut,  ba§  eurer  etlicfye, 
2)ie'§  reblicf>  meinen,  ftiff  ju  State  gingen, 
2Bie  man  be§  2)rudf§  fid;  mod^t'  ertebigen; 
@o  ad^t'  ia)  loo^I,  ©ott  toflrb'  eua;  nid;t  berlaffen 


20  2Biu>lm  Sett. 

290  Unb  ber  gerecfyten  ©ad^e  gnabig  fcin. 
§aft  bu  in  Uri  fetnen  ©aftfreunb,  fbricf;), 
2)em  bit  bein  §erj  magft  reblicfy  offenbaren? 

Stttuffo^cr 

3)er  toacfern  Scanner  lenn'  id^i  biele  bort, 

Unb  angefefyen  gro^e  ^errenleute, 
295  2)tc  mir  ge^etm  ftnb  unb  gar  it)ol^I  bertraut.  ®t  fte^t  auf 

^rau,  toelc^en  (Sturm  gefafyrltcfyer  ©ebanfen 

SBerfft  bu  mir  in  ber  ftiffcn  Sruft!     9Kein  ^nnerftc§ 

^e^rft  bu  an§  2id;t  be§  2^age§  mir  entgegen ; 

Unb  toa§  id^)  mir  ju  ben!en  ftiH  berbot, 
300  $)ii  fbric^ft'^  mit  leic^ter  3un9e  facflicfy  au§. 

—  §a(t  bu  aucf)  toof)l  bebad^t,  h)a§  bu  mir  rdtft? 

3)ie  it)ilbe  3h>ietrac^t  unb  ben  £lang  ber  SSaffen 

^ufft  bu  in  biefeg  friebgeh)oi>nte  Sl^al. 

9Bir  luagten  e§,  etn  fcfytoacfyeS  Soil  ber  ^irten, 
305  %n  ^ambf  ju  get)en  mit  bem  £errn  ber  2BeIt? 

3)er  gute  (Scfyein  nur  ift'g,  tuorauf  fie  toarten, 

Um  Io§julaffen  auf  bieS  arme  Sanb 

2)ie  iuilben  §orben  i^rer  ^riege§madE)t, 

Darin  ju  fcfyalten  mit  be§  @ieger§  3^edE)ten, 
310  Unb  unterm  ©cfyein  gered^ter  3"$rujim9 

3)ie  alten  ^rei^eitsbriefe  ju  fc-ertilgen. 

©ertrub 

3^>r  feib  aud^  banner,  toiffet  eurc  2li*t 
3u  fiifyren,  unb  bem  3Jiutigen  ^ilft  ©ott. 

©touffodjcr 

D  9Beib!   ein  furcfytbar  toiitenb  @d?re6fni§  ift 
315  $>er  ^rieg;  bie  §erbe  fd)Iagt  er  unb  ben  £irten. 


(grfter  2luf$ug.    3toeite  ©gene.  21 

©ertrub 

©rtragen  mufj  man,  nm3  ber  £immel  fenbet; 
ertragt  fein  ebte3  £erj. 


erfreut  bid),  ba§  fair  neu  erbauten; 
£)er  $rieg,  ber  ungefyeure,  brennt  e§  nieber. 

©crtrub 

320  SBiifct'  ic^>  mein  §erj  an  $eitlicfy  ©ut  gefeffelt, 
2)en  Sranb  toarf  i^  ^inein  mit  eigner 


glaubft  an  3ftenfd?licfyfeit.    @§  fc|ont  ber  $rieg 
nid^t  ba§  garte  ®tnbletn  in  ber  SStege. 

©erttitb 

©ie  llnfd^ulb  f>at  im  §tmmel  einen  ^reunb. 
325  —  <Sief>  bortoartS,  SBerner,  unb  ni^t  ^inter  bid). 

@tattffad)er 

2Sir  banner  lonnen  tapfer  fed^tenb  fterben, 
2Seld^  6rf)ic!fal  aber  toirb  ba§  eure  fein? 

©ertritb 

2)ic  le^te  2Baf)I  fte^t  aufy  bem  @4)todd;ften  offen; 
@in  (Sprung  t>on  biefer  33rii(fe  mad)t  mid)  fret. 

@tauffadjerf  ftUrjt  in  iljre  Strme, 

330  2Ber  fold^  ein  §erj  an  feinen  Sufen  briirft, 

2)er  lann  fiir  §erb  unb  £of  mit  ^reuben  fecf)ten, 
Unb  feine§  ^onig§  iQeermad^t  fiirrf)tet  er. 
•ftacfy  tlrt  fa^r'  id^  ftefynben  ^uf;e 
35ort  lebt  ein  ©aftfreunb  mir,  §err 

335  S)er  iiber  biefe  3e^en  ben!t,  h)ie  ic^. 
2lucfy  finb'  icp  bort  ben  ebeln  23annerfyerrn 
3Son  2tttingf;au§  ;  obgleid)  toon  ^o^em  <Stamm, 


22  SBityelm  Sell. 

Siebt  er  bag  SSoIf  unb  efyrt  bie  alien  ©itten. 
9Jtit  ifynen  beiben  pfleg'  id;  9fJat3,  tote  man 

340  2>er  Sanbelfeinbe  mutig  fid;  ertoefyrt. 

Seb'  h)o^I!  unb,  toeil  id)  fern  bin,  fttfyre  bu 
3Jiit  Hugem  ©inn  ba§  Regiment  be§  £aufe§: 
2)em  ^Stlger,  ber  jum  ©otte^aufe  toattt, 
3)em  frommen  Sftbncfy,  ber  fiir  fein  ^lofter  fammelt, 

345   ©teb  reid;Iid)  unb  entlafj  ii>n  tuo^Igeflegt. 

<Stauffad;erl  §au§  Derbtrgt  fid)  nid)t ;   gu  aujjerft 
2lm  offnen  ^eertoeg  fte^t'8,  ein  toirtlid;  35ad) 
pr  atte  2Banbrer,  bie  be§  2Sege§  fa^ren. 

Snbem  fie  nac^  bcm  §intergrunb    abgefjen,  tritt  SB  1 1 1)  e  I  m  Sell  mit 

SBaumgarten  born  auf  bie  ©sen?. 

XcUf  ju  SBoumgarten, 

%fyic  ^abt  |e|t  meiner  toeiter  nid)t  bonnoten. 
350  3U  jcnem  §aufe  gef>et  ein;  bort  too^nt 
SDer  @tauffad;er,  ein  SSater  ber  SBebrcingten. 

fiefy,  ba  ift  er  felber.    ^olgt  mir,  fommt. 

auf  t^n  ju ;  bie  @}ene  Sermanbelt  ftt^. 


Drttte  Ssene. 
Offtntlidjer  ^Slo^  bei  Slltorf. 

?tuf  etner  3ln^5^e  im  ^tntergrunbe  jte^t  man  eine  fjfejle  bauen,  toel^e  ftfion  fo 
toeit  gebte^en,  ba§  fidj  bie  gorm  bei  ©anjen  barfMt.  ®ie  ^intere  Seite  i(i 
ferttg,  an  ber  borbern  mirb  eben  gebaut  ;  ba§  ©erfifte  fieljt  nod^,  an  roelc^cm 
bie  2Ber!(eute  auf  unb  niebcr  fteigen  ;  auf  betn  l)5t^(len  2)a^  fjfingt  ber 
©c^ieferberfer.  9ltte§  ifl  in  Seroegung  unb  Arbeit. 

Sfrontoogt,   2Jletjier<5tetnmefe,   QJefellen  unb   ^anblanger. 


mit  bem  @ta6e,  tretbt  bie  9Ir6eiter, 

long  gefeiert!    grifd)  !    2)ie  ^Jiauerfteine 
§erbei!     S)en  £alf,  ben  3KorteI  jugefa^ren! 


(Srfier  Stufeug.    SJritte  ©jette.  23 

355   SSenn  ber  §err  Sanbbocjt  fommt,  bajj  er  ba§  2Ber! 
©efaacfyfen  fiefyt.    2)a§  fcfylenbert  toie  bie 

3u  stuet  ^onblonGern,  loetdje  tragen, 

§ei^t  ba§  gelaben?     ©leicfy  ba§  ®o^eltc! 
2Bie  bie  Xagbtebe  i^re  ^flid^t  befte^Ien! 

(Srftcr  (SJefett 

25a§  i(t  bod^  ^art,  bafc  totr  bie  ©teine  felBft 
360  3"  unferm  fitting  unb  $er!er  foUen  fal>ren. 


murret  tfyr?    2)a§  ift  ein 
3u  nid)t§  anftettig,  al§  ba§  Sief)  gu  mellen 
llnb  faul  ^erum  gu  fd^Ienbern  cwf  ben  33ergen. 

Slltcr  9JJann,  ruijt  au§, 
^d^  lann  nid^t  met>r. 

^ronoogt,  flatten  t^n, 

^rifd^,  STIter,  an  bte  3Irbeit! 

©rftcr  ©cfctt 

365  §abt  ii)r  benn  gar  fetn  (Singetoeib',  baf;  i^r 
3)en  ©reil,  ber  laum  fid^  felber  fd^le^^en  fann, 
3um  ^arten  ^ronbienft  treibt? 

9Kcifter  ©tcinmc^  unb  (SJefeflen 

'§  ift  ^t 


<Sorgt  i^r  fitr  eud9;  i<^  tfyu'  n)a§  meine§ 

3wcitcr  ©efell 

^ronbogt,  trie  it)irb  bie  $efte  benn  fid)  nennen, 
370  35ie  toir  ba  baun? 


3  n)  i  n  g  U  r  i  fott  fie  fyetjjen, 
2)enn  unter  b  i  e  f  e  §  ^od^  h)irb  man  eucfy  beugen. 


24  SBityetet  £eH. 

©efeHett 

3toing  Uri! 

ftroittiogt 

9^un,  toa§  giebt'3  babei  ju  lacfyen? 
3»citw  ©cfctt 

3JHt  biefem  £>du§lein  toottt  ifyr  ttri  gtoingen? 

erftcr  ©efca 

2a^  fefyn,  toie  biel  man  folder  SJlaultourf^aufen 
375  9Jiu^  iiber  'nanber  fetjen,  bi§  ein  Serg 
S)rau§  toirb,  t»ie  ber  geringfte  nur  in  llrt. 

gronsogt  gef)t  itac^  bent  §intergritnb. 

SJlctfter  ©teinme^ 

S)en  jammer  toerf  ic^  in  ben  tiefften  @ee, 
2)er  nttr  gebient  bei  biefem  ^lud^gebdube. 
Sell  nnb  ©tauf  father  fommen. 

@tauffocf)er 
D,  ^dtt'  i$  nie  gelebt,  um  ba§  ju  fd^auen! 

Sett 
380  §ier  ift  nicfyt  gut  fein.    Sa^t  un<§  toeiter  geb,n. 


S3in  icb,  jii  Uri,  in  ber  greifyeit  Sanb? 

aWeifter  ©teinme^ 

D  §err,  U)enn  ib,r  bie  better  erft  gefefyn 
Unter  ben  Stiirmen!     ^a,  tt>er  bie  beh)oF>nt, 
2)er  hrirb  ben  §aF)n  nid^t  fiirber  Irafyen  boren. 

©touffo^cr 
385  0  ©ott! 

©tctnmelj 

@e^t  biefe  glanfen,  biefe  ©trebe^feiler; 
2)ie  fteb,n,  h?ie  fiir  bie  ©tuigfeit  gebaut. 


(Srfler  Stufaug.    Sritte  ©jene.  25 

Xett 

2Ba§  £>anbe  bauten,  lonnen  £anbe  ftiirjen. 

Kadfj  ben  33ergen  jetgenb, 

2)a§  §au3  ber  ^retfyeit  fyat  un§  ©ott  gegriinbet. 

SDlan  Ijort  eine  Xrommet  ;  e§  fommen  Seute,  bie  einen  §itt  auf  einer  ©tange  tragett  ; 
ein  2lit§rufer  fotgt  i^nen;  28ei6er  unb  Stnber  bringen  tumultuart{(^  nad§. 

(Jrftcr  ©cfett 

2Ba§  toitt  bie  trommel?    ©ebet  ad^t! 

ajleifter  ©tctnme^ 

28a§  fiir 
390  Gin  ^a^nad^tSaufjug,  unb  toa§  fott  ber 


©tiff  boc^!     §oret. 

S^>r  fe^et  biefen  §ut,  banner  bon  llri. 

2lufrid^ten  toirb  man  ifyn  auf  ^o^er  ©aule, 

2Jhtten  in  STltorf,  an  bem  fyocfyften  Drt; 
395  Unb  biefeS  ift  be§  Sanbbogts  3BtH'  unb  3Keinung: 

2)em  §ut  fott  gleicf)e  ©fyre,  toie  i{>m  felbft,  gefd^et)n. 

SRan  foff  i^n  mit  gebognem  $nie  unb  mit 

(Sntblo^tem  §au^t  berefyren.    2)aran  h)iff 

2)er  ^onig  bie  ©efyorfamen  erlennen. 
400  SSerfaffen  ift  mit  feinem  2eib  unb  ©ut 

2)em  ^onige,  h)er  ba§  ©ebot  berad^tet. 

2)a§  SBolf  lac^t  laut  ouf  ;  bie  Zrommet  loirb  gerii^rt  ;  fie  ge^en  boriiber. 

erfter  OJcfctt 

2Beld^  neueS  UnerfyorteS  ^at  ber  SSogt 

<Sid^  auSgefonnen!    3Bir  'nen  §ut  bere^ren? 

©agt,  ^at  man  je  bernommen  bon  bergleicf>en? 


26  SBitljelm  £efl. 

2Hetfter  ©teintnc^ 

405  2Bir  unfre  $niee  beugen  einem 

Xreibt  er  fetn  (Spiel  mit  ernftfyaft  tourb'gen  Scuten? 

©rftcr  ®cfctt 

2Bar'§  nod)  bie  faiferlicfye  ^ron'  !  @o  ift'§ 
£)er  §ut  bon  Dfterreid^);  id^  fafy  tyn  ^angen 
tX&er  bem  Stfyron,  h)o  man  bie  Se^en  gie&t. 

9Kcifter  ©teinmc^ 

410  S)er  $ut  toon  Sfterreid^  !     ©ebt  ac^t,  c§  ift 
@in  ^aUftric!,  un§  an  Dftreic^  ju  berraten. 

(Sefetten 
^ein  @i)renmann  toirb  fic^)  ber  ©cfymacfy  bequemen. 

9Ketftcr  ©tctnme^ 
$ommt,  la^t  un§  mit  ben  anbern  2tbreb'  ne^men. 

@te  ge^en  nacfj  bet  Jiefe. 
Xctt,  sum  ©tauffarfjer, 

^^r  toijfet  nun  Sefc^eib.    Sebt  too^I,  §err  SBerner. 


415  2Bo  tooUt  i^r  ^in?    D  eilt  nicfyt  fo  toon  bannen. 

Xett 
9Jiein  ^au§  entbe^rt  be3  SSaterg.    Sebet 


3)lir  ift  ba§  §erj  fo  bott,  mit  eucp  511  reben. 

Sett 
25a§  fd^toere  §erj  toirb  nid^t  burd^  SBorte  leid^t. 

©tauffadjer 
2)od^  fonnten  SBorte  un§  ju  X^aten  fii^ren. 

Sett 
420  3)ie  einj'ge  X^at  ift  je|t  ©ebulb  unb 


Srfkr  Stufjug.    2>ritte  @jene.  27 


(Soft  man  ertragen,  toa§  unleiblicfy  ift? 
sen 

2)ie  fdjmeHen  §errfd)er  finb'3,  bie  lurj  regieren. 
2Benn  ficfy  ber  $ol)n  erfyebt  aii§  feinen  ©d^Iiinben, 
Sofc^t  man  bie  ^yeuer  au§,  bie  <5dE)iffe  fucfyen 
425  @ilenb§  ben  §afen,  unb  ber  madjt'ge  ®ei[t 
©e^t  ofyne  ©d^aben  f^urloS  iiber  bie  @rbe. 
©in  jeber  Ie6e  ftiE  6ei  fid)  ba^eim; 
2)em  ^rieblic^en  gehmfyrt  man  gern  ben  ^rieben. 

©touffodjer 

gjieint  iftr? 

Sett 

S)ie  ©flange  ftid^t  nid^t  ungereijt. 
430  @ie  toerben  enblid^  boc^>  bon  felbft  ermiiben, 
SSenn  fie  bie  Sanbe  ru^ig  bleiben  fel>n. 

@toufforf)cr 
2Bir  fonnten  biel,  irenn  tuir  jufammenftiinben. 

Xett 
Seirn  <Scf)iffbruc^  fjilft  ber  einjelne  fic^  leister. 

@tauffod)cr 
<5o  fait  berla^t  i^r  bie  gemeine  ©acfye  ? 

Sett 
435  @in  jeber  ja^It  nur  fid^er  auf  ficfy  felbft. 

@tauffarf)cr 
SSerbunben  toerben  aud?  bie  6cf)toad^en  mad^tig. 

£eU 
3)er  <Starfe  ift  am  mad)tigften  allein. 

Stnuffartjcr 

<5o  fann  ba§  S?aterlanb  auf  eud^)  nirf)t  ^afyten, 
SKenn  e§  berjtoeiflung^tooH  jur  9?othKfyr  greift? 


28  WOplm  £eU. 

Xtftf  giebt  iljm  bie  Jpattb, 

440  3)er  £ett  fyolt  ein  berlorneg  Samm  Dom  Slbgrunb, 

Unb  fottte  feinen  ^reunben  ftc§  entjiefyen? 

SDocfy,  toa§  ifyr  tfyut,  la£t  mid)  aiid  eitrem  3ft  at; 

^5^)  fann  ntcf)t  lange  ^riifen  ober  toa^Ien; 

Scbtirft  ifyr  meiner  gu  Beftimmter  X^  at, 
445  SDann  ruft  ben  SteU,  e§  fott  an  mir  nicfyt  fef)Ien. 

®e§en  ab  ju  toerfdjiebenen  ©eiten.    (Sin  ))(otUictjet  Stuftauf  entfteljt  um  ba§  ©etiifte. 

9Jletfter  ©teinnte^  eiu  ^tn, 
28al  giebt  's? 

©rfter  ©Cfefl,  fommt  bor,  rufeitb, 

2)er  ©d^ieferbedfer  i(t  bom  SDacfy  geftiirjt. 

Sertlja  mtt  ©efolge. 
23ertlja,  ftilrit  fjereln, 

3ft  er  jetf  cfymettert  ?    Rennet;  rettet;  fyelft,— 
2Benn  §ilfe  mogltd9;  rettet,  fyter  ift  ©olb. 

SSirft  i^r  ®efcJ)metbe  unter  ba§  SSoIf. 

9Kctfter 
450  M  eurem  ©olbe!  —  SttleS  ift  eudp  fcil 

Um  ©olb.     2Benn  i^r  ben  SSater  bon  ben  ^tnbern 
©eriffen  unb  ben  5Rann  bon  feinem  SSetbe 
Unb  jammer  t)a6t  gebracpt  iiber  bie  2BeIt, 
35en!t  t^)r'§  mtt  ©olbe  ju  bergiiten.     ©ei>t! 
455   2Btr  toaren  frof>e  3}Jenfd)en,  ef)'  ifyr  famt  ; 
3Jiit  eud^)  ift  bie  3Sergh)eifIung  eingejogen. 


ju  bem  gronDogt,  ber  suritcffommt. 

Sebt  er? 

5tonSogt  giebt  ein  3eid)en  be§  ®egenteil§. 

D  ungltidEfcI'gcS  ©cfylojj,  mit  ^litd^en 
(Srbaut,  unb  ^litcfye  U>erben  bic^  beiyo^nen  !     ©eijt  ab. 


erjter  Stufjug.     SSierte  @jene.  29 

EHerte  Ssene. 
SBaltljer  giirfl«  SSoljnung. 

SBattljer   8fflrft  unb  ^rnolb   toom   DDteldjtljal  treten 
ein  toon  berjrf)iebenen  Seiten. 


£err  2BaItfyer  gurft,  — 


2Senn  man  un§  iiberrafd^te  ! 
460  SBlet&t,  too  iF)r  fetb;  h)ir  finb  itmrmgt  Don  ©^ci^ern. 


Srtngt  i^r  mir  nid^t§  toon  Unterioalben  ?  nic6t§ 
3Son  metnem  SSater?    9Zirf)t  ertrag'  tc^)'§  la'nger 
2U§  ein  ©efangner  mit^ig  ^)ier  ju  liegen. 
2Ba§  i^ab'  id^  benn  fo  <StrdfIicf)e§  getf?an, 

465  Urn  micfy  gleid^  einem  3Jlorber  511  berbergen? 
2)em  freemen  Suben,  ber  bte  Deafen  mir, 
5Da§  trefflid&fte  ©efpann,  bor  meinen  Stugen 
2Beg  inottte  treiben  auf  be§  $ogt§  ©e^ei^, 
§ab'  id^>  ben  finger  mit  bem  (Stab  gebrod^en. 
2Ba«$er  prft 

470  S^>r  fe^  Ju  raf^-    ®er  ^ul^e  tear  be§  3Sogt§; 
S5on  eurer  Dbrigfett  toar  er  gefenbet. 
^jl>r  h)art  in  ©trap  gefatten;  mu^tet  eurf), 
28ie  fc^tuer  fie  ioar,  ber  Sufse  fd>n)eigenb  fiigen. 


©rtragen  fottt'  ic^  bie  Ieirf)tfert'ge  Siebe 
475  ®e§  Unberf  c^amten  :  ,,2Benn  ber  Sauer  Srot 
2Bottt'  effen,  mog'  er  felbft  am  ^fluge  jie^n!" 
3»n  bie  (Seele  fc^nitt  mir'^,  al£  ber  33itb  bie  Deafen, 


30  SBttyelm  SeD. 

T>ie  fcfyonen  £iere,  toon  bem  ^fluge  fbannte. 
SDumpf  briittten  fie,  al§  fatten  fte  ©efltyl 
480  2)er  Ungebufyr,  unb  ftiefcen  mit  ben  £6rnern; 
2)a  iibernafym  mid)  ber  geredr>te  3orn/ 
llnb,  meiner  felbft  nid^t  £err,  fd^Iug  id^i  ben  Soten. 

itfaltlicr  Jitrft 

D  faum  bejtoingen  h)ir  ba§  eigne  §erj  ; 
2Bie  foil  bie  rafd^e  ^ugenb  ficfy  bejaf>men! 


485  ^Dtirf)  jammert  nur  ber  SSater.     (Sr  bebarf 
@o  fet)r  ber  ^Pflege,  unb  fein  ©ofyn  ift  fem. 
S)er  3Sogt  ift  i^m  gel>afftg,  toeil  er  ftet§ 
^iir  9ted^t  unb  $retfyeit  rebltd^  I>at  geftritten. 
2)rum  toerben  fie  ben  alien  9Jlann  bebrangen, 

490  Unb  niemanb  ift,  ber  ifyn  bor  Unglimbf  fcfyiiije. 
SSerbe  mit  mir,  h)a§  hnH,  id^)  muf;  ^iniiber. 


(Srirartet  nur  unb  fa^t  eud?  in  ©ebulb, 
SBi§  ^ad^rid^t  un§  ^eriiberfommt  bom  SBalbe. 
—  %$  fyore  flobfen,  ge^t.    SSieUeid^t  ein  Sote 
495  3Som  Sanbbogt.    ©eljt  ^inein.     ^^r  feib  in  Uri 
5Rid?t  fid^er  t»or  be§  SanbenbergerS  Strm, 
3)enn  bie  ^^rannen  reid^en  fid^  bie  §anbe. 


©ie  IeE>ren  un§,  h)ag  toir  tfyun  fottten. 


3d)  ruf  eud)  ioieber,  h)enn'§  fyier  fid^er  ift. 

aKel^t^ar  ge^t  Ijinein. 

300  2)er  Ungliid;felige  !  id)  barf  ifym  nid)t 


Stufjug.    SSierte  @3<ne.  31 


©eftefyen,  toa§  mir  33i>fe§  fcfytoant.    2Ber  flopft? 
(So  oft  bie  Xfyiire  raufcfyt,  eriuart'  id)  Ungliicf. 
SSerrat  unb  2lrgioofyn  laufcfyt  in  often  Scfen  ; 
53i3  in  ba§  ^nnerfte  ber  §aufer  bringen 
505  $)ie  Soten  ber  ©etoalt;  balb  tf)dt'  e§  not, 
2Bir  fatten  ©c^Io^  unb  ^iegel  an  ben  2$tiren. 

6r  off  net  unb  tritt  crftaunt  jurucf  ,  baSSerner  ©tauffac&er 
lereintritt. 

$8a§  fei>'  ic^?    ^r,  £err  SBerner  !   ^un,  bei  ©ott! 
©in  toerter,  teurer  ©aft;  fein  bearer 
^ft  liber  biefe  ©cfytoette  nod^  gegangen. 
510  @eib  ^»od^  iDittlommen  unter  nteinem 

fii^rt  euc^  ^er?   2Ba3  fud^t  i^r  ^ier  in  Uri? 


i^m  bie  $anb  reicfjenb, 

alien     etten  unb  bie  alte  ©ctoei. 


2)ie  bringt  i^r  mit  eud^).     ©ielj,  mir  h)irb  fo 
2Barm  ge^t  ba§  §er§  mir  auf  bei  eurem  3lnblic! 

515  <3etjt  euc^,  §err  2Berner.    2Bie  berliejjet  i^r 
^rau  ©ertrub,  eure  angenefyme  3Birtin, 
2>e§  toeifen  ^berg§  fyocfyberftcinb'ge  Xod)ter? 
SSon  aUen  2Banbrern  au§  bem  beutfd^en  Sanb, 
2)ie  iiber  5!)leinrab§  3ett  nac^  2Selfrf)lanb  fafyren 

520  $Rii^mt  jeber  euer  gaftlirf)  ^au§.    ®odb,  fagt, 
^ommt  ifyr  foeben  frif^  tion  gliielen  fyer? 
Unb  ^abt  eud^  nirgenb§  fonft  nocfy  umgefe^n, 
@^'  i^r  ben  $ufj  gefe|t  auf  biefe 


©touffo^cr,  fett  ftc^, 
ein  erftaunlicfy  neue§  2Ber!  ^ab'  idlj 
525   Sereiten  fe^en,  bag  mid;  nicfyt  erfreute. 


32  fflWfclm  Sett. 


Jvitvft 
D  $reunb,  ba  fyabt  ifyr'S  gletd^  mit  einem  SHicfe! 

@tottffod)er 

(Sin  fold)e§  ift  in  Uri  nie  getoefen; 
<Seit  SSftenfcfyenbenfen  toar  fein  Xtoingfyof  fyier, 
ttnb  feft  toar  feine  SBo^nung,  al§  ba§  ©rab. 


530  ©in  ©rab  ber  ^rei^eit  ift'§  ;  ifyr  nennt'S  tnit 


£err  9BaIt{)er  fjttrft,  ic^  toitt  eucfy  nid^t  ber^alten, 

5Jiid^t  eine  miifs'ge  5Reugier  ftt^rt  mify  ^>er; 

5Jtt^  briidfen  fd^toere  ©orgen.    2)rangfal  fyab'  ic§ 

3u  §au§  berlaffen,  2)rangfal  finb'  id)  ^ter. 
535  2)enn  gang  unleibti^  ift'§,  toa§  hrir  erbulben, 

Unb  biefe§  2)range§  ift  fein  3«I  ju  fc^n. 

$rei  h)ar  ber  ©c^lueijer  toon  uralterS  f>er; 

2Bir  finb'§  getoo^nt,  bafi  man  un§  gut  begegnet. 

@in  folc§e§  hoar  im  Sanbe  me  erlebt, 
540  ©clang  ein  §irte  trieb  auf  biefen  Sergen. 

Wnltljcr  ^iirft 

3a,  e§  ift  o^ne  Seif^iel,  toie  fie'S  treiben. 
2tuc()  iinfer  ebler  ^err  toon  2ltting^aufen, 
S)er  nod^  bie  alien  geiten  ^at  gefe^n, 
SJleint  felber,  e§  fei  nid^t  mel>r  ju  ertragen. 


545  2(ud9  britben  unterm  2BaIb  ge^»t  @d^toere§  bor, 
Unb  blutig  hrirb'S  gebii^t.    ^)er  2BoIfenfrf)ief$en, 
3)e§  5laifer§  2Sogt,  ber  auf  bent 
©eliiften  trug  er  nad&  berbotner 


(Srfter  aufgug.    23ierte  @jene.  33 


Saumgarten'S  2Beib,  ber  fyauSfyalt  gu  2ll§etten, 
550  2BoUt'  er  ju  freezer  Ungebitfyr  mtfjbraucfjen, 
Unb  mit  ber  2tr.t  fyat  ifyn  ber  9Jlann  erfcfylagen. 


D  bie  ©erid;te  ©otteg  finb  gered^t! 
Saumgarten,  fagt  i^r?  ein  befd^etbner 
@r  ift  gerettet  boc^  unb  too^I  geborgen? 

©touffadjcr 

555  @uer  Gibam  f>at  if)n  ubern  <See  geflud^tet; 
23ei  mir  ju  (Steinen  ^alt'  ic^  i^n  berborgen. 
%lod)  ©reulic^er^  f>at  mtr  berfelbc  9Jiann 
S3eri(f)tet,  tt>a§  ju  ©arnen  ift  gefcfyefyn; 
2)a§  §erj  mu^  jebem  Siebermanne  bluten. 

28ttlt^cr  ^iirft,  aufmerffam, 

560  (Sagt  an,  iua§  tft'3? 

3tanffncf)cr 

^m  SJieldpt^al,  ba  too  man 
©ntritt  bei  ^ern§,  too^nt  ein  gered^ter  SJlann, 
@ie  nennen  ii)n  ben  §einrid^  toon  ber  §  alb  en, 
Unb  feine  <Stimm'  gilt  toa§  in  ber  ©emetnbe. 

28oltl)cr  ^itrft 
2Ber  fennt  i^n  nt$t?    2Ba§  ift  '8  mit  i^m?    SBoHenbet. 

©tauffa^cr 
565  2)er  Sanbenberger  biijjte  feinen  <3o^n 

Um  fleinen  ^efylerS  toiUen;  lie^  bie  Deafen, 
®a§  befte  ^3aar,  if>m  au§  bem  ^Pfluge  f))annen; 
2)a  fd^Iug  ber  ®nab'  ben  ^ned()t  unb  tourbe  fliid;tig. 


r,  in 

2)er  23ater  abet,  fagt,  toie  fte^t'^  urn  ben? 


34  SBtlfclm  Sett. 

©touffttrfjer 

570  2)en  33ater  lajjt  ber  Sanbenberger  fobern: 
3ur  ©tette  fcfyaffen  fott  er  ifym  ben  ©otyn; 
Unb  ba  ber  alte  -JJiann  mit  SBafyrfyett  fc^toort, 
@r  ^abe  tton  bem  ^liidfytUng  ^ine  ^unbe, 
S)a  lafjt  ber  SSogt  bie  ^olter!ned^te  !ommen  — 

SBalt^er  ^iirft, 
fating  t  auf  unb  retE  i^n  ouf  bie  anbere  ©eite  fii^ren, 

575  D  ftiff!  nid£)tg  mc^r! 

©tOttffttC^cr,  nttt  ftetgeitbem  Son, 

,,5ft  tnir  ber  ©ofyrt  entgangen, 
@o  ^a6'  id)  bid);"  la^t  ii>n  gu  Soben  toerfen, 
2)en  f^'gen  ©ta^l  ifym  in  bie  Stugen  bo^ren. 
Stfaltljcr 


^n  bie  2lugen,  fagt  i^r? 

erftaunt  ju  SBaltljer  giltft, 

2Ber  ift  ber  Bungling? 

fo&t  t^n  mit  frampffjafter  ^eftigteU, 

^n  bie  2lugen?    9lebet. 


580  D  ber  33ejammern§toiirbige  ! 

3taufjarf,er 

2Ber  ift  'I? 

35a  Sffiatt^er  fjilrft  i^m  etn  ^eicijen  gie6t, 

2)er  ©o^n  ift  '8?    Sltfgerecfyter  ©ott! 


Unb  id) 
feme  f  ein  !  —  ^n  f  eine  beiben  Stugen  ? 


(grfter  Sufjug.    SBierte  ©gene.  35 


$itrft 

Sejtoinget  eucfy.    ©rtragt  eg,  tote  ein  -JJlann. 


Um  m  e  i  n  e  r  ©cfyulb,  urn  m  e  i  n  e  §  ^rebels  hntten  ! 
585  SUnb  alfo!    2Bir!lid}  blinb  unb  ganj  geblenbet? 

@tauffott|cr 

3$  fagt'3.    ®er  Duett  be§  6e^'n§  ift  au^gefloffen  ; 
2)a§  2id^)t  ber  ©onne  fd^aut  er  niemal§  loieber. 

SBaftljer  prft 
©djont  feineS 


mentals  toieber! 

Gt  briidtt  tie  $attb  toot  bte  9(ugen  uttb  fcfjttieigt  eintge  3Jlomente  ;  bann  tneitbet  er  ft(^ 
oon  bent  einen  ju  bem  anbern  itnb  ftrtrfjt  mit  fanfter,  OonX^ranen  erfticfter  ©tinune, 

D,  eine  eble  §tmmel§gabe  ift 
590  ®a§  Stc^t  be§  2luge§.    2ttte  2Befen  leben 
SSom  Sic^te,  jebe§  glucflic^e  ©efc^o^f; 
2)te  Spffanje  fclbft  fe^rt  freubtg  fic^  jum  Stc^te, 
Unb  er  mit^  fi^en,  fiil)lenb  in  ber  ^ad^t, 
$m  etotg  ^ftcrn;  i^n  erquidt  nicfyt  me^>r 
595  2)er  fatten  toarnteS  ©ritn,  ber  Slumen  Sd^melj; 
25ie  roten  ^rnen  ^ann  er  ni$t  nte^r  fd^auen. 
©terben  ift  nicfyts,  boc^)  leben  unb  ntdf)t  fefyen, 
3Da§  ift  ein  llngludf.  —  2Sarum  fel)t  i^>r  mtd^ 
<5o  jammernb  an?    %<fy  i>ab'  jtoei  frifd^e  2lugen 
600  Unb  lann  bem  blinben  SBater  feineS  geben,  — 
9Zid^t  einen  ©Dimmer  toon  bem  9Jleer  be§  Sid^tg, 
2)a§  glanjbott,  blenbenb  mir  in§  Sluge  bringt. 

©touffatfjer 

2l<f)!  icf)  mufj  euren  jammer  nocf)  bergro^ern, 
6tatt  i^n  ju  ^eilen.     (Sr  bebarf  nocfy  me^r, 


36  SBUIjetm 


605  $enn  aHe§  fyat  ber  Sanbbogt  ifym  geraubt; 
•fticfjtg  fyat  er  ifym  gelaffen  al£  ben  ©tab, 
Urn  narft  unb  blinb  toon  £fyiir  ju  £fyur  ju  toanbern. 


§  ben  ©tab  bem  augenlofen  ©rei§! 
geraubt  unb  audi)  ba§  Sid^t  ber  ©onne, 
610  25e§  3trmften  affgemeineS  ®ut!    ^e$t  rebe 

3Jltr  feiner  mef>r  bon  Sleiben,  t>on  SSerbergen. 

2Ba§  fitr  ein  feiger  ©lenber  bin  id), 

3)afj  ic^  auf  metne  ©icfyerfyeit  gebad^t 

tlnb  nic^t  auf  beine;  bein  geliebtes 
615  2ll§  $fanb  gelaffen  in  be§  2Bfitri($ 

geig^erj'ge  ^orfid^t,  fa^re  I)in!    2luf  nid^tS 

2ll§  blutige  SSergeltung  iuitt  id^  benfen. 

§iniiber  h)itt  ic^,  feiner  foU  mid^  fatten, 

S)e§  2Sater§  2(uge  bon  bem  Sanbbogt  fobern. 
620  2lu§  alien  feinen  Steifigen  ^erau§ 

2Bitt  id)  ifyn  finben.    9Zid^t§  liegt  mir  am  Seben, 

2Benn  id^>  ben  fyeifjen,  unge^euren 

^n  feinem  SebenSblute  lii^Ie. 

SBalt^cr 

SBIeibt. 

2Sa§  !onnt  i^r  gegen  i^>n?    @r  fiijt  ju  ©arnen 
625  2luf  feiner  fyofyen  ^errenburg  unb  f^ottet 
Dfynmadjt'gen  3orng  ^ 


Unb  iuo^nt'  er  broben  auf  bem  @i§!|3alaft 
2)e§  (ScfyrecffyornS,  ober  i>oi>er,  too  bie  ^ungfrau 
©cit  ©toigleit  berfd^Ieiert  fi^t,  icfy  mad^e 
630  3JJir  Saljn  ju  i^>m;  mit  jtoanjig  ^iinglingen, 


(Srfter  2luf3ug.    SSierte  ©jene.  37 

©efinnt  toie  id:),  jerbredj'  id:)  feine  $efte. 
Unb  toenn  mir  niemanb  folgt,  unb  toenn  ifyr  atfe, 
$iir  eure  £iitten  bang  unb  eure  £erben, 
6ud9  bem  Xtyrannenjodje  beugt,  bie  §irten 
635   -JBitt  id9  jufammenrufen  im  ©ebirg, 
2)ort,  unterm  freien  ^immel^bad^e,  too 
25er  ©inn  nod^>  frifcf)  ift  unb  ba§  §erj  gefunb, 
2)a§  ungefyeuer  ©rd^lid^e  erja^Ien. 

©tailfftt^er,  sit  SSalter  giirft, 

6§  ift  auf  feinem  ©ipfel.    SBotten  toir 
640  ©rtoarten,  bi§  ba§  STuperfte  — 


^5ft  nod^  ju  fiird^ten,  lt?enn  ber  ©tern  be§  2luge§ 
^$n  feiner  §o^)Ie  nicfyt  mtyi  ftd^er  ift? 
©tnb  toir  benn  h)ef>rlo§?    2Boju  lernten  fair 
S)ie  Slrmbruft  fpannen  unb  bie  fcfytoere  2Bud^t 
645  2)er  ©treitajt  fd>n)ingen?    ^ebem  2Sefen  toarb 
Sin  -ftotgetoefyr  in  ber  33erjh)eiflung§angft. 
@§  fteUt  fid?  ber  erfc^opfte  £irfcf>  unb  jeigt 
2)er  9Jleute  fein  gefurcbtete§  ©etoei^)  ; 
3)ie  ©emfe  rei^t  ben  $jdger  in  ben  2lbgrunb; 
650  ®er  ^Pflugftier  felbft,  ber  fanfte 
en,  ber  bie  unge^eure 
bulbfam  unter§  ^od^  gebogen, 
auf,  gereijt,  toe^t  fein  getoaltig 
Unb  fdrileubert  feinen  $einb  ben  SSoIfen  g 


655  9Benn  bie  brei  2anbe  batten  n)ie  h)ir  brei, 
@o  molten  n)ir  bietteidjt  etloa§  bermogen. 


38 


©touffadjer 

2Benn  Uri  ruft,  toenn  Unterhmlben  In'lft, 
3)er  ©djtotyger  hnrb  bie  alien  Sunbe  efyren. 


ift  in  Untertoalben  meine  $reunbfd;aft 

660  Unb  jeber  itmgt  mit  $reuben  2eib  unb  Slut, 
28enn  er  am  anbern  einen  SWrfen  I)at 
Unb  ©djirm.  —  D  fromtne  SSater  biefe§  Sanbel! 
^5^)  fte^e,  nur  ein  Bungling,  jiDtfd^en  eud^, 
£>en  SBielerfa^rnen  ;  meine  ©timme  mu^ 

665  33efcfyeiben  fc^toeigen  in  ber  2anb§gemeinbe. 
^lid^t,  ioeil  ic^  jung  bin  unb  nicfyt  biel  erlebte, 
SBeracfytet  meinen  S^at  unb  meine  3^ebe  ; 
SRid^t  luftern  jugenblic^e§  Slut,  mid?  treibt 
2)e§  l)od)ften  jammers  fd^merjlic^e  ©eivalt, 

670  3Sa§  aucfy  ben  ©tein  be§  ^yelfen  mufj  erbarmen. 
^TC  felbft  feib  Setter,  £aupter  eine§  ^aufe§, 
Unb  toiinfcfyt  eud;  einen  tugenb^aften  ©ol)n, 
2)er  eure§  §auipte§  ^eil'ge  Socfen  efyre, 
llnb  eud;  ben  ©tern  be§  2luge§  fromm  betcadpe; 

675  D,  toeil  i^r  felbft  an  eurem  Seib  unb  ©ut 
9lod;  nicfyt§  erlitten,  eure  Slugen  fid; 
•ftod;  frifd;  unb  ^ett  in  ifyren  ^reifen  regen, 
©o  fei  eud)  barum  unfre  %lot  nid^t  fremb. 
2lud;  iiber  eud;  ^dngt  ba§  ^rannenfd)it)ert  ; 

680  ^j^r  fyabt  bal  Sanb  Don  Cftreid;  abgetoenbet; 
^ein  anbere§  tear  meine§  SaterS  Unrest? 
$fy  feib  in  gleid?er  3Jlitfd;ulb  unb  SerbammniS. 

Stnuffnd)cr,  511  SBalter  gurft, 

Sefd^lie^et  i  fy  r  ;  id;  bin  bereit,  ju  folgen. 


(Srfter  $11(3119.    SSierte  ©jene.  39 

SBoIt^er  prft 

3Bir  tootten  fyoren,  ft>a§  bie  ebeln  §erm 
685  SSon  ©iHinen,  bon  SIttingfyaufen  raten. 

3$r  -iftame,  benf  idf),  toirb  un§  greunbe  toerben. 


9Bo  ift  ein  9fiame  in  bem 
S^riDiirbiger,  at§  curer  unb  ber  eure? 
Sin  folcfyer  Seamen  ecfyte  2SdF)rung  glaubt 

690  2)a§  SSoIl,  fie  ^aben  guten  ^lang  im  Sanbe. 
%fa  ^abt  ein  rei$e§  @i'b'  bon  SSatertugenb 
llnb  fyabt  e§  felber  reid^)  berme^rt.  —  2Ba§ 
®e§  @belmann§?    Sajjt'3  ung  attein  bottenben. 
2Sdren  fair  bod^  aUein  im  2anb  !     ^d^  meine, 

695  2Bir  toottten  un§  fc^on  felbft  gu  fcfyirmen  toiffen. 

©tauffot^cr 

2)ie  (Sbeln  brangt  nid^t  gleid^e  Wot  mit  un§; 
S5er  ©trom,  ber  in  ben  9^ieberungen  Juiitet, 
S3i§  je^t  fyat  er  bie  §o^n  nod^  nicfyt  erreid^t. 
S)od^  i^>re  §ilfe  toirb  un§  nic^t  entfte^n, 

700  2Benn  fie  ba§  Sanb  in  2Baffen  erft  erblicfen. 


2Bare  ein  Dbmann  jtoifd^en  un§  unb  Dftreid^, 
©o  mod^te  S^ed^t  entfcfyeiben  unb 
2)od^  ber  un§  unterbriicft,  ift  unfer 
Unb  fyocfyfter  9tid^ter  ;  f  o  mufj  ©ott  un§  ^etfen 
705  3)urcJj  unfern  Slrm.    @rforf4>et  i^r  bie  SJidnner 
SSon  6c^>n)^,  id^  h)itt  in  Uri  ^reunbe  toerben. 
2Ben  aber  fenben  tt)ir  nac^  Untertoalben  ?  — 


id^  fenbet  fyin.    28em  lag'  e§  nafyer  an? 


40  SBttyefat  Sen. 

28altljer  g-urft 

3$  geb'3  nicfjt  ju;  il)r  feib  mein  ©aft,  id)  mujj 
710  ^air  cure  @id)erl)eit  gelodfyren. 


Safjt  mid); 

£)ie  <5d)lid)e  fenn'  id)  unb  bie  $elf  enfteige  ; 
SludE)  ^yreunbe  finb'  id)  gnug,  bie  mid)  bem 
3Seri>ef)Ien  unb  ein  Dbbad;  gern  getoafyren. 

©touffadjcr 

Sa^t  i^n  mit  ©ott  f)inuberge^n.    S)ort  bruben 
715  3ft  fein  3Serrater.     @o  toerabfcfyettt  ift 

5Die  St^rannei,  ba^  fie  lein  SBcrfjeug  finbet. 
Slud)  ber  2lljeaer  foU  un§  nib  bem  2BaIb 
©enoffen  toerben  unb  ba§  Sanb  erregen. 


9Bie  bringen  toir  un§  fid)re  ^unbe  ju, 
720  2)a^  toir  ben  2lrgtool)n  ber  X^rannen  tdufd>en? 

Stauffa^cr 

2Bir  fonnten  un§  gu  Srunnen  ober  Xreib 
SSerfammeln,  loo  bie  $aufmann§fd)iffe  lanben. 


(So  offen  biirfen  loir  ba§  2Berf  nid)t  treiben. 

§5rt  meine  3Jleinung.    2inf3  am  (See,  loenn  man 
725  9tcxd)  Srunnen  fdi>rt,  bem  9)tytl)enftein  grab'  iiber, 

Siegt  eine  SJiatte  ^eimlid)  im  ©e^olj; 

2)a§  SRtitH  ^ei^t  fie  bet  bem  Soil  ber  §irten, 

SSeil  bort  bie  28albitng  au^gereutet  loarb. 

3)ort  ift'S,  loo  unfre  Sanbmar!  unb  bie  cure,  »u  siei<$t$ai. 
730  3ufammen  9renJen/  un&  m  Burger  ^a^>rt,  au  ©tauffadjer, 


(Srfter  Stufjug.    33iertc  @jcne.  41 


Strtigt  eucfy  ber  leicfyte  $al)n  bon  @d^to%  fyeriiber. 
2luf  oben  $faben  lonnen  toir  bafyin 
Set  -ftacfytjett  toanbern  unb  un§  ftitt  beraten. 
2)a^)tn  mag  jeber  je^n  bertraute  banner 

735  2Ritbringen,  bie  fyerjeinig  finb  tnit  un§; 
<5o  lonnen  ioir  gemeinfam  ba§  ©emeine 
Sefprecfyen  unb  mit  ©ott  e§  frifdji 

Stauffarfjcr 

(So  fei'S.    £>e£t  tetd^t  mir  eure  biebre 
3^eid9t  if>r  bie  eure  fyer,  unb  fo,  h)te  toir 

740  £)rei  3Jianner  je^o  unter  un§  bie 
3ufammenfled)ten,  reblid^,  ofyne  ^alfd^, 
(So  tootten  toir  brei  2anber  aud?  gu  @cf»u^ 
Unb  £ru$  jufammen  ftei)n  auf  S£ob  unb  2eben. 

SBolt^cr  gurft  unb  9Keltl)tI)aI 
2luf  Xob  unb  2eben! 

©te  fatten  bie  |»anbe  nodE)  eintge  ^aufen  lang  sufammengefloe^ten  unb  fdjtoeigen. 


Slinber,  alter  SBater! 

745  2)u  fannft  ben  £ag  ber  grei^eit  nid^t  me^r  fcfyauen; 
3)u  fottft  i^n  ^oren.    2Benn  bon  2llb  ju  21I» 
2)ie  ^euerjeic^en  flammenb  fid;)  er^eben, 
3)ie  feften  ©d^lofjer  ber  X^rannen  fatten, 
^n  beine  ^iitte  fott  ber  (Scfytoeijer  toatten, 

750  3U  beinem  Dfyr  bie  5reu^en^un^e  tragen, 
Unb  fyett  in  beiner  3fiac^t  fott  e3  btr  tagen. 

©ie  gefjen  auSeinauber. 


€rfte 

(Sbetfjof  be«  greiljernt  toon 

6in  gotifrfjer  ©aal,  mit  SBawenfattbern  unb  £elmen  berjtert.  $>  e  r  8f  r  e  i  = 
fyerr,  em  ©rei§  Son  funfunbac&tsig  Safyren,  toon  fyofjer  ebler  Statur,  an 
einem  Stabe,  toorauf  ein  ©emjenliorn,  unb  in  ein  SJJeljroamS  gelleibet. 
&  u  o  n  i  unb  nod)  f  e  4)  §  K  n  e  cf)  te  fiefjen  urn  iljn  ^er  nut  SRedjen  unb  ©enfen. 
llltii  toon  SRubenj  trttt  ein  in  iRitterlleibung. 


§ier  bin  ic^,  Dfyeim.    2Sa§  ift  euer 

"Jltttitgtjaufrit 

(Srlaubt,  ba^  id^  nad^)  altem 
2)  en  ^rii^trunf  erft  mit  meinen  ^necfyten  tcile. 

Sr  trinft  au§  einem  Seeder,  ber  bann  in  ber  SRetlje  ^erumge^t. 

755  <5onft  toar  id^>  felber  mit  in  $elb  unb  2BaIb, 
9Jlit  meinem  Sluge  i^ren  ^lei^  regterenb, 
28ie  fie  mein  banner  fiifyrte  in  ber  ©d^lad^t; 
^e^t  lann  id^  nid^t§  me^r,  al6  ben  (Scfyaffner  madden, 
Unb  lommt  bie  toarme  <5onne  nid^t  ju  mir, 

760  ^d^  fann  fie  nicfjt  me^r  fuc^en  auf  ben  S3ergen. 
Unb  fo,  in  enger  ftet§  unb  engerm  ^rei§, 
S3eh)eg'  idf)  mid^  bem  engeften  unb  leijten, 
SSo  affeS  Seben  ftittfte^t,  langfam  ju. 
9Kein  ©d^atte  bin  id)  nur,  balb  nur  mein  -ftame. 

^iuoni,  ju  SRubens  mit  bent  SBedjer, 

765  %$  bring  '«  eu$,  punier; 

S)a  atubenj  jaubert,  ben  Seeder  jit  ne^men, 

Strinlet  frifd&.    @«  ge^t 
2lu§  einem  23ecfyer  unb  au§  einem  §erjen. 


3tt>eiter  Slufeug.    @rfle  ©gene.  43 

Slttingljaufett 

©eF)t,  $inber,  unb  toenn'S  $eierabenb  ift, 
SDann  reben  toir  aucfy  toon  be§  Sanbg  ©efcfyaften. 

ffnedjte  geljen  ab. 
9ltttngf)aufen  unb  iRubenj. 

fitting!)  attf  en 

%<fy  fe^e  bid^)  gegiirtet  unb  gerilftet; 
770  2)u  toiKft  nad^  2lltorf  in  bie  ^errenburg? 


^ci,  D^eim,  unb  id?  barf  nid^t  longer  faumen. 

Sftttngfjaitfen,  fefttri*. 

$aft  bu'§  fo  eilig?     2Bie  !     3ft  beiner  ^ugenb 
£)ie  3e^  f°  ^ar9  gentefjen,  bafj  bu  fie 
2ln  beinem  alien  Dfyeim  mu^t  erf|?aren? 


775  Sd?  fe^e,  ba^  iE>r  meiner  nicfyt  bebiirft; 
%<fy  bin  cin  $rembling  nur  in  biefem  §aufe. 

9lttittgIj(Htfen,  5at  i^n  tange  mtt  ben  Stugen  gemiiftert, 

3a  leiber  bift  bu'3.     Seiber  ift  bie  £eimat 
3ur  ^rembe  bir  getoorben.    Uli!  Uli! 
^c^  fenne  bic^  nicfyt  me^r.    3n  ©cibe  ^rangft  bu, 
780  £)ie  ^Pfauenfeber  tragft  bu  ftolj  jur  6d;au, 

Unb  fcfylagft  ben  ^Sur^urmantel  urn  bie  (Scfwltern  ; 
®en  2anbmann  bltcfft  bu  mit  SSeracf)tung  an, 
Unb  fcfyamft  bic^  feiner  traulid^en  Segrii^ung. 

fete* 

2)ie  @^r',  bie  iF>m  gebiifyrt,  geb'  id^)  i^m  gern  ; 
785  S)a§  9?ed^t,  ba§  er  fid)  nimmt,  berlueigr'  \fy  i^m. 


44  SBityetm  £eD. 

SJttingI)aufctt 

2)a§  ganje  Sanb  liegt  unterm  fcfjtoeren  3om 
£>e§  $onig£;  jebe§  33iebermanne§  £erj 
$ft  fummerfcoH  ob  ber  ttyrannifcfyen  ©etoalt, 
35ie  im'r  erbulben;    btcfy  attein  rii^rt  nid^>t 

79°  3>r  aUgemeine  <SdE>merj;  bid^  fie^et  man, 
Stbtrunnig  Don  ben  Seinen,  auf  ber  ©eite 
2)e§  Sanbe§feinbe§  ftefyen,  unfrer  9lot 
^o^nfipred^enb,  nac^)  ber  letcfyten  ^reube  jagen, 
llnb  bufylen  um  bie  ^iirftengunft,  inbe§ 

795  £>ein  SSaterlanb  Don  fd^toerer  ©eifjel  blutet. 


3)ag  Sanb  ift  fcfytoer  bebrdngt.    SSarum,  tnein  Dfyeim? 
2Ber  ift'§,  ber  e§  gefturjt  in  btefe  5Hot? 
@§  foftete  etn  einjig  Ieid^te§  SSort, 
Um  augenblirf§  be§  ®range§  Io§  ju  fein 

800  Unb  einen  gnab'gen  ^atfer  ju  getoinnen. 
2Be^  il)nen,  bie  bem  35ol!  bie  2litgen  ^alten, 
35a^  e§  bem  toafyren  Seften  loiberftrebt. 
llm  eignen  3SorteiI§  toitten  i>inbern  fie, 
S)a|  bie  SBalbftatte  nid^t  311  Dftretd^  fc^tobren, 

805  2Bie  ringlum  atte  Sanbe  bod^)  geti>an. 
2Bo^I  t^ut  e§  i^nen,  auf  ber  §errenbanl 
3u  fi|en  mit  bem  ©belmann;  ben  $aifer 
SSiff  man  jum  £>errn,  um  Icinen  §errn  ju  fyaben. 


^  b  a  §  ^oren  unb  au§  beinem  3Jiunbe  ? 

OTuben* 

810  ^F>r  I^abt  mid^  aufgefobert  ;  lafct  mid^  enben. 
2Belc6,e  ^erfon  ift'§,  D^eim,  bie  ib,r  fetbft 
§ier  fbielt?    §abt  ib,r  nid^t  f>ob,ern  ©tolj,  al§  In'er 


2Iuf$ug.    (Srfie  ©jene.  45 


Sanbamtnann  ober  Sannerfyerr   ju  fein, 
Unb  neben  biefen  §irten  ju  regieren? 

815  2Bie  !    3ft  '3  nicfyt  eine  rufymlicfyere  28afyl, 
3u  fyulbigen  bent  loniglicfyen  §erm, 
<Sicfy  an  fein  gtdnjenb  Sager  anjufc^Iie^en, 
2H§  eurer  etgnen  ^ned^te  ^3air  ju  fein, 
llnb  ju  ©erid^t  ju  fi^en  mtt  bem  Sauer? 
Wtingfyaufcn 

820  3ld^,  Uli!  Uli!    3d^  erfenne  fie, 

35ie  ©timme  ber  SSerfiifyrung  ;  fie  ergrtff 
3)etn  offneS  D^r,  fie  i>at  bein  £>erj  bergiftet. 

SRubenj 

^$a,  id^)  berberg'  e§  nid^t  ;  in  tiefer  (Seele 
©d^merjt  mid^  ber  ©pott  ber  ^remblinge,  bie 

825  ®en  Saurenabel  fc^elten.     3fiid)t  ertrag'  id^)'§, 
^nbe§  bie  eble  ^U9e 
@i4)  Sf>re  fammelt  unter 
2(uf  meinem  @rb'  i^ier  mii^ig  ftitt  gu  liegen 
Unb  bei  gemeinem  ^agetuerf  ben  Senj 

830  ®e§  2eben§  gu  berlieren.  — 
©efcfyefyen  ^aten;  eine  2BeIt 

fid^  gldnjenb  jenfeit§  biefer  Serge; 
roften  in  ber  §atte  §elm  unb  (Sd^ilb. 
SDer  ^rieg€trommete  mutigeg  ©eton, 

835  £)er  §erolb§ruf,  ber  jum  ^urniere  labet, 
@r  bringt  in  biefe  Xfyaler  nid^t  ^erein  ; 
^id?t€  al§  ben  ^u^rei^n  unb  ber  £erbeglocfen 
(Sinformige§  ©etdut'  toernei)m'  id^  fyier. 

3tttingl)oufen 
3SerbIenbeter  !  bom  eiteln  G5tanj  berfii^rt, 

840  3Serad()te  bein  ©eburtslanb  !    ©d^dme  bid^ 


46  SBttyelm  £efl. 

2)er  uralt  frommen  <5itte  beiner  SBater! 

Sftit  fyeifjen  ^rdnen  toirft  bu  bid).  bereinft 

§eim  fefynen  nacfy  ben  baterlicfyen  33ergen, 

Unb  biefe§  §erbenreif)en§  -iJJMobie, 
845  2)ie  bu  in  ftoljem  Uberbrufj  berfcfymafyft, 

•Jftit  <Sc§meraenSfefynfu<$t  hrirb  fie  bid^  ergreifcn, 

SBenn  fie  bir  anIUngt  auf  ber  fremben  @rbe. 

D,  mad^tig  ift  ber  SCrieb  be§  SSaterlanbl. 

®ie  frembe,  falfd^e  SBdt  ift  nic^t  fiir  bid?. 
850  S)ort  an  bem  ftolgen  ^atferijof  bleibft  bu 

2>ir  etoig  fremb  mit  beinem  treuen  §erjen. 

2)ie  2BeIt,  fie  fobert  anbre  ^ugenben, 

21I§  bu  in  biefen  SCfyalern  bir  eriuorben. 

©el)'  fyn,  ber!aufe  beine  freie  <5eele, 
855  yiimm  2anb  ju  Sefyen,  iuerb'  ein  ^iirftenfned^t, 

2)a  bu  ein  <5elbftfyerr  fein  fannft  unb  ein  $iirft 

2luf  beinem  eignen  @rb'  unb  freien  Soben. 

Sid?,  UH  !  Uli  !  33Ieibe  bei  ben  S)einen. 

©e^'  nicfyt  nao?  3tltorf.    D,  berla^  fte  nictyt, 
860  $Die  ^eil'ge  ©ad^e  beine§  3SaterIanb§. 

^d^  bin  ber  Se|te  meine§  <Stamm§;  mein  -ftame 

(Snbet  mit  mir.    25a  fyangen  §elm  unb  ©c^ilb  ; 

S)ie  toerben  fie  mir  in  ba§  ©rab  mitgeben. 

Unb  mu^  icfy  benlen  bei  bem  lectern  §aud^r 
865  2)a^  bu  mein  brecfyenb  2luge  nur  ertoarteft, 

Um  fyinjugefyn  bor  biefen  neuen  2ei>en^of 

tlnb  meine  ebeln  ©iiter,  bie  id?  frei. 

SSon  ©ott  em^fing,  toon  £>ftreid;  ju  em)3fangen? 


SBergebenS  toiberftreben  toir  bem 
870  3)ie  2BeIt  ge^ort  itym;  tooEen  h)ir  attein 


3rceiter  3tufjug.    (Srfie  ©jene.  47 

Un§  eigenfinnig  fteifen  unb  berftocfen, 
$)ie  2ctnber!ette  ifym  511  unterbrecfyen, 
2)ie  er  getoaltig  rirrc;?  um  un§  gegogen? 
<3ein  finb  bie  9Jidr!te,  bie  ©ericfyte,  fein 
875  2)ie  ^aufmanntSftrajjen,  unb  ba§  ©aumrofj  felbft, 
S)a§  auf  bem  ©ottE>arb  giefyet,  tnu^  i{)m  joEen. 
3Son  feinen  Sanbern  h)te  mit  einem  9Ze^ 
©inb  h)ir  umgarnet  ring§  unb  etngefcfjloffen. 

§  9fteid?  befc^ii^en?    ^ann  e§  felbft 
gegen  Dftreic^§  toac^fenbe  ©etoalt? 
©ott  un§  nicfyt,  !etn  ^aifer  !ann  un§  fyelfen. 
ift'ju  geben  auf  ber  ^aifer  SSort, 
2Benn  [ie  in  ©elbs  unb  ^riege§not  bie  <5tabte, 
®ic  untern  ©c^irm  be§  2lbler§  f«§  gefliic^tet, 
885  SSer^fanben  biirfen  unb  bem  9tei^  uerau^ern? 
9lein,  D^eim  ;   SBo^It^ot  tft'g  unb  toeife  3Sorfirf)t, 
^n  biefen  fcfytoeren  3e^tcn  ^er 
<5id^  anjufcfyliejjen  an  ein  mad^tig 
35ie  ^aiferfrone  ge^t  bon  (Stamm  ju  ©tamrn  ; 
890  2)ie  fyat  fiir  treue  S)ien(te  fein  ©ebacfytnis. 

^,  um  ben  ma^t'gen  ©rbfyerrn  too^I  t>erbienenr 
©aaten  in  bie  ^ftmft  ftreun. 


Sift  bu  fo  toeife? 
SBittft  Better  fe^n,  alg  beine  ebeln  SSater, 
2)ie  um  ber  ^reii>eit  foftbarn  ©belftein 
895  SJlit  ©ut  unb  Slut  unb  £elbenfraft  geftritten? 
©cfyiff'  nad^  Sujern  ^inunter,  frage  bort, 
SSie  Sftreic^S  ^errfd^aft  laftet  auf  ben  Sanbern. 
<Sie  ioerben  fommen,  unfre  @d>af  unb  9tinber 
3u  jaf>len,  unfre  Silken  abjumeffen, 


48  SWljetm 


900  SDen  ^od^flug  unb  ba§  £od}getoilbe  bannen 
!^n  unfern  freien  SBalbern,  ifyren  ©cfylagbaum 
2tn  unfre  Srticfen,  unfre  STIjore  fetjen, 
9Kit  tinfrer  Slrmut  ifyre  Sdnberfaufe, 
9Rit  unferm  S3Iute  ifyre  $riege  jafylen. 

905  9tein,  toenn  tuir  unfer  S3Iut  bran  fe£en  fotten, 
@o  fei'§  fur  un§;  too^Ifeiler  faufen  tuir 
2)te  $reteit  all  bie  ^ne(f)tfcat  ein. 


fonnen  loir, 
@in  SSoII  ber  §trten,  gegen  2lI6red^t§  £eere? 


Sern'  btcfei  33olf  ber  §trten  lennen, 
910  $$  !enn'§,  ic^  b,ab'  e§  angefiib,rt  in 

^^  b,ab'  e§  fed)ten  fei>en  bei  $atoenj. 

<3ie  fatten  fommen,  un§  ein  ^od?  aufjtoingen, 

S)a§  iuir  entfcb,  loffen  finb  n  i  d^  t  ju  ertragen  ! 

D,  lerne  fiifylen,  n)eld^e§  @tamm§  bu  bift. 
915  2Birf  md)t  fiir  eiteln  ©lanj  unb  $Utterfc6,ein 

2)ie  ec^tc  $erle  beine§  2Berte§  ^in. 

3)a§  §au^)t  ju  fyeifjen  eine§  freien  SSoIfl, 

2)a§  bir  au§  Siebe  nur  fid^  fyerjlicfy  toeib.t, 

2)a§  treulid)  ju  bir  ftefyt  in  ^am^f  unb  £ob, 
920  3)ag  fei  bein  ©tolj,  be§  Stbetg  rii^me  bid?. 

£>ie  angebornen  S3anbe  fnii^fe  feft; 

2ln§  SSaterlanb,  ang  teure,  fd^Iie^'  bid)  an, 

2)a3  b,alte  feft  mit  beinem  ganjen  ^erjen. 

§ier  finb  bie  ftarfen  28urjeln  beiner  $raft; 
925  2)ort  in  ber  fremben  2BeIt  ftef>ft  bu  attein, 

(Sin  fd)nmnfe§  9to^r,  ba§  jeber  <5turm  jerlnid;t. 

D  fomm',  —  bu  fyaft  un§  lang  nicfjt  mefyr  gefe^n,  — 


3tt)eiter  Stofaiig.    (Srfte  @jene.  49 

35erfud)'§  mit  un§  nur  einen  STag;  nur  fyeute 
©efy'  nid?t  nacfy  2lltorf,  —  fyorft  bu?  —  fyeute  nic&t; 
930  2)en  einen  Xag  nur  fcf>en!e  bicfy  ben  25einen. 

<£r  fajjt  fetne  §anb. 

JRttbcnj 

$$  gab  mein  28ort.    £a{$t  mid^  ;  i<fy  bin  gebunben. 

$ttiltgljaufettf  lafet  feme  $anb  Io8,  mit  ©rnft, 

®u  bift  gebunben;  ja,  Ungludlic^er-, 

®u  bift'§,  bocfy  nid^t  burd|  SBort  unb  (Scfytour; 

©ebunben  bift  bu  burci^  ber  Siebe  ©eile. 

SRitbenj  luenbet  fidj  ineg. 

935  SSerbirg  bicf),  toie  bu  toittft.    ©a§  ^raulein  ift'S, 
33ert^a  toon  SrunedE,  bie  jur  ^»errenburg 
®ic^  jie^t,  bid^  feffelt  an  be§  ^aifer§  SJicnft. 
S)a§  Dlitterfraulein  h)iltft  bu  bir  ertoerben 
3Rit  beinem  2lbfad  toon  bem  Sanb.    Setriig'  bid^  ntc^t. 

940  2)icfy  anjulotf  en,  jeigt  man  bir  bie  Sraut  ; 
beiner  ttnfcfyulb  i(t  fie  nidE)t  befdjneben. 


©cnug  ^ab'  id^  gefyort.    ©ef)abt  euc^  too^I. 
2ltttngl)oufen 

2Bat>nfinn'ger  ^iingling!  bleib'.  —  Sr  gei)t  bafjtn  ; 

^c^  !ann  ifyn  nic^t  eri>alten,  nic^t  erretten. 
945  So  ift  ber  -JBoIfenfcfyiejjen  abgefatten 

SSon  feinem  Sanb  ;  fo  icerben  anbre  folgen. 

2)er  frembe  3au^er  re^^  bit  ^ugenb  fort, 

©etoaltfam  ftrebenb  iiber  unfre  Serge. 

D  ungliitffel'ge  <Stunbe,  ba  ba§  frembe 
950  ^n  biefe  ftitt  begliidften  ^aler  lam, 

2)er  ©itten  fromme  Unfcf)ulb  ju  jerftoren. 


50  SSityeltn  £ett. 

£)a§  Sfteue  bringt  fyerein  mit  3Jlad}t;  ba§  2llte, 
®a3  SBurb'ge  fcfyeibet;  anbre  $eiten  fommen, 
@§  lebt  ein  anberl  benlenbeS  ©efcfylecfyt. 
955  2Ba§  tfyu'  id}  fyier?    Sic  ftnb  begraben  aUc, 
9JMt  benen  itt)  getoaltet  unb  gelebt. 
Unter  ber  @rbe  fcfyon  Itegt  meine  3e^> 

bem,  ber  mit  ber  neuen  ntcfjt  me^r  braud^t  ju  leben! 


Sjene. 
Sine  SBiefe  Don  ljof)m  gelfen  unb  SBalb  umgeben. 

?luf  ben  fjclfen  ftnb  Stetge  mit  ©elfinbern,  auii&  Ceitern,  toon  benen  man 

nadjljer  bie  Sanbleute  Ijerabfteigen  fiel)t.    3m  ^tntergrunbe  jeigt  fi^  ber  See, 

fiber  weldbem  anfang§  ein  SKonbregenbogen  ju  feljen  ifl.  ®en 

l)ot)e  Serge,  ^inter  met^en  no^  l)6t)ere  6t§gebirge  ragen.  6§  ifi  toollig 

auf  ber  ©jene;  nur  ber  See  unb  bie  meijjen  ©letter  leu^ten  im  !Dlonbenltd)t. 

2Keld)tf)al,  Saumgorten,  SBinfelrieb,  SKeier  »on  ©arnen, 
93urfl)arbt  am  Sfi^el,  Tlrnotbbon  <Sema,  $(au§  toon  ber 
unb  nod)  »ier  anbere  Sanbleute,  alle  bewaffnet. 


ber  Sjene, 

S)er  Sergtoeg  offnet  ftd^)  ;  nur  frifc^)  mir  nad^. 
960  £)en  ^el§  erfenn'  id?  unb  ba§  ^reujlein  brauf; 
2Sir  finb  am  3iel,  ^ier  ift  bag  SftutU. 

Xreten  auf  mU  SBinbli^tern. 
2Binfelmb 


©am  leer. 

Wrier 

'§  ift  nod^  fein  Sanbmann  ba.    2Bir  finb 
2)ie  erften  auf  bem  $Ia$,  h)ir  Untertoalbner. 


3toeiter  Hufjug.    3»«te  @jene.  51 


2Bie  toeit  ift'S  in  ber 

23aumgarten 

2)er 

965  SBom  ©eliSberg  fyat  eben  jtoei  gerufen. 

SKan  Prt  in  ber  gerne  lauten. 


9lm  SBitljci 

2)a§  3JlettengI5(!lein  in  ber 
^Itngt  ^>ett  fyeruber  au§  bem  ©d^tu^erlanb. 

SBoit  ber  ftliic 
3)ie  Suft  ift  rein  unb  trdgt  ben  <5d^aH  fo  toett 


©ef>n  eimge  unb  jiinben  D'teig^olj  an, 
970  £>ajj  e§  Io^  brenne,  toenn  bie  banner  fommen. 

Qn>d  Sanbleute  gefjen. 

Souo 

*8  ift  einc  fd^one  3Ronbennad^t.    2)er  6ee 
2iegt  rufyig  ba,  ate  tote  ein  ebner  (Spiegel. 


@ie  fyaben  eine  leid^te 

2BinleItiebr  jeigt  nad^  bem  @ee, 

§a!  fe$t; 

@e^>t  bort^in.    ©e^t  i^r  ni4>tg? 

Bttiex 

2Bag  benn  ? 

975  ®in  Stegenbogen  mitten  in  ber 


ift  ba§  Sic^t  be§  3Jionbe§,  ba§  i^n  bilbet. 


52 


SBon  ber  g-Iuc 

3)a3  ift  etn  feltfam  tounberbareS  $ei$en. 
@§  leben  toiele,  bie  ba§  nicfyt  gefefyn. 

©ettio 
©r  ift  boppelt;  fef)t,  etn  bldfferer  ftef>t  brilber. 

JBnumtjartcu 
faf>rt  foeben  brunter  toeg. 


25a§  ift  ber  <Stattffa$er  mit  feinem 

2)er  Siebermann  Id^t  fid)  nirf;t  lang  erftmrten. 

®e^t  mit  Saumgarten  noi^  bent  lifer. 


2)ie  Urner  finb  e§,  bie  am  Icingften  faitmen. 

3lm  Siiljci 

@te  miiffen  toeit  umgei)en  burrf;§  ©ebirg, 
985  £)flj$  fis  be§  Sanbbogt§  ^unbfc^aft  fytntergefyen. 

Unterbeffen  ^afien  bte  jWei  fianbleute  in  ber  SKitte  be§  SptafceS  ein  geuer 
angejiinbet 

9Rc(^t^Olf  am  Ufer, 

2Ber  ift  ba?    ©ebt  ba§  2Sort. 


r,  bonunten, 

$reunbe  b 

?lHe  fletien  nacfy  ber  Sicfe,  ben  ^ommenben  entgegen.     9lu§  bem  J?al)n  ftetgen 

©ta.uffae&er,   3tcl  SJebing,  $an§  auf  ber  SKauer,   36rg  im 

$ofe,   flonrab  §unn,   lllri^  ber@d)mtb,   SofltionaSettet 

unb  noc&  bret  anbere  Canbleute,  gleicfyfatlS  bemaffnet. 

5itlc  rufen 

2BiUfommen  ! 

3nbem  bie  ii6rigen  in  ber  Siefe  Bernjeiten  unb  fic^  begriifien,  fommt  OTet^t^al  mit 
©touffac^er  soriodrtS. 


53 


D  £err  @tauffad>er,  id)  fyab'  ifyn 
©efefyn,  ber  micfy  nicfyt  toiberfefyen  fonnte. 
©ie  §anb  fyab'  id)  gelegt  auf  feine  2lugen, 
990    Unb  gliifyenb  9tacfygefuf)l  fyab'  ic^)  gefogen 
2(u§  ber  erlofcfynen  ©onne  feine§  33Iidf^. 


nid^t  toon  3fiad^e.     ^iidit  ©efd^e^neg  rcic^en, 
©ebro^tem  Ubel  JooUen  toir  begegnen. 
^e^t  fagt,  ioa§  ifyr  im  Unteriualbner  Sanb 
995    ©efcf)afft  unb  fiir  gemeine  (Sad)'  getoorben; 
SSie  bie  Sanbleute  benfen;  toie  i^r  felbft 
2)en  ©tricfen  be§  3Serrat§  entgangen  feib. 


ber  <Surennen  fur4)tbare§  ©ebirg, 
2tuf  iueit  berbreitet  oben  ©ifesfelbern, 

1000  2Bo  nur  ber  ^eifre  Sdmmergeter  !rddf)3t, 
©elangt'  id^>  ju  ber  2lfyentrift,  too  fidE) 
2tu§  Uri  unb  Dom  Gngelberg  bie  JQtrten 
Slnrufenb  grii^en  unb  gemeinfam  toeiben, 
2)en  2)urft  mir  ftittenb  mit  ber  ©letter 

1005  £>ie  in  ben  SRunfen  f<f)aumenb  nieberquittt. 
^n  ben  einfamen  (Sennbiitten  fefyrt'  ici^  ein, 
3Jiein  eigner  SBirt  unb  ©aft,  big  ba^  id?  fam 
3u  2Sof>nungen  gefettig  lebenber  -iDtenfcfyen. 
(Srfd^otten  toar  in  biefen  St^cilern  fd;on 

ioio  2)er  9iuf  be§  neuen  ©reuel§,  ber  gefdbefyn, 

Unb  fromme  S^rfurc^t  fd^affte  mir  mein  Ungliicf 
5Bor  jeber  ^Bforte,  too  ic^  toanbernb  llo^fte. 
©ntriiftet  fanb  ic^  biefe  graben  (Seelen 
Db  bem  getoaltfam  neuen  Regiment  ; 


54  SBitljetm  XtU. 

1015  35enn  fo  tine  ifyre  2ttben  fort  unb  fort 
3)iefelben  ^router  ncifyren,  ifyre  Srunnen 
©leicfyfortnig  fliejjen,  2BoI!en  felbft  unb  SBinbe 
3)en  gleid)en  (Strict)  untoanbelbar  befolgen, 
(So  fyat  bic  alte  (Sitte  fyier  bom  2l^n 

1020  3um  Snfel  unberdnbert  fort  beftanben. 
9ttrf)t  tragen  fie  bertoegne  S^euerung 
^m  altgetbof>nten  gleid^en  ©ang  beg  Sebeng. 
3)ic  f^arten  £>anbe  reid^ten  fie  mir  bar  ; 
3Son  ben  2Bdnben  langten  fie  bie  roft'gen 

1025  Unb  au3  ben  2lugen  bli^te  freubigeS 

©efii^I  be§  3Jiut^x  aid  icfy  bie  ^amen  nannte, 
®ie  im  ©ebirg  bem  Sanbmann  ^eilig  finb,  — 
$)en  eurigen  unb  SBaltfyer  ^iirft§.  2Ba§  euc^ 
3fiec^t  toiirbe  biinfen,  fd^touren  fie  ju  tfyun  ; 

1030  @uc^>  fd^touren  fie  bi§  in  ben  Slob  ju  folgen. 
@o  eilt'  ic^>  ficfyer  unterm  ^eil'gen  ©c^irm 
2)e§  ©aftred&ts  bon  ©e{)6fte  ju  ©e^ofte, 
Unb  al§  id^>  fam  in§  fyeimatlicfye  ^al, 
SSo  mir  bie  SSettern  biel  berbreitet  h>o^nen, 

1035  2U3  id^  ben  SSater  fanb,  beraitbt  unb  blinb, 
9luf  frembem  <3trof>,  bon  ber  Sarm{>erjigfeit 
3JiiIbt^at'ger  9ftenfcfyen  lebenb  — 


2)a  tbeint'  id)  nid^t.    9tid^t  in  o^nmcic^t  'gen 
©o^  ic^>  bie  ^raft  be§  ^ei^en  @d>merjen§  a 
1040  ^n  tiefer  33ruft,  tbie  einen  teuren  @cfya$, 

id^>  if>n  unb  bacfyte  nur  auf  ^aten 
frocfy  burd^  atte  ^riimmen  be§  ©ebirg§; 


3toeiter  Sufjug.    3lt>eite  ©gene.  55 


£ein  Xfyal  toar  fo  toerftecft,  i$  fyatyt'  c§  au§; 
23t3  an  ber  ©letter  eisbebecften  $u§ 

1045  ©rtoartet'  id!)  unb  fanb  betoofynte  §iitten, 
Unb  uberafl,  toofyin  mein  $ujj  midEj  trug, 
^anb  \$  ben  gleid^en  §a^  ber  Xtyrannei; 
3)enn  bi§  an  biefe  leijte  ©renjc  felbft 
Selebter  ©d^o^fung,  too  ber  ftarre  33oben 

1050  2luff)5rt  ju  geben,  raubt  ber  SSogte  ©eij. 
®ie  §erjen  atte  biefeS  biebern  3SoI!§ 
©rregt'  id^)  mit  bem  ©tacfyel  meiner  SSorte, 
Unb  unfer  finb  fie  aH'  mit  £erj  unb  9Jiunb. 


il>r  in  !urjer  $rift  geleiftet. 


1055  ^a^  tfyat  nod^  me^r.    2)ie  beiben  $eften  jtnb'§, 

91  o  ^  b  e  r  g  unb  <S  a  r  n  e  n,  bie  ber  Sanbmann  fiird^tet; 

2)enn  fyinter  i^ren  ^elfentodtten  fd^trtnt 

S)er  $einb  ftd^  Iei4)t  unb  fd^abiget  bag  Sanb. 

5Jlit  eignen  2lugen  tooEt'  id^  e§  erfunben; 

1060  %<fy  toar  ju  ©arnen  unb  befafy  bie  33urg. 

©tauffo^cr 
S^r  toagtet  eu4)  bi§  in  be§  Xige 


^d^  toar  ber!Ieibet  bort  in  ^ 
^tt^  fafy  ben  Sanbbogt  an  ber  £afel  fd^toelgen. 
Urteilt,  ob  id^  mein  $erj  bejtoingen  fann; 
1065  %fy  fa^>  ben  tym1*),  unb  icfy  erfa^Iug  i^>n  nitt^t. 

Stauffa^er 
^urtoafyr,  ba§  ©lucf  toar  eurer  ^ii^n^eit  ^olb. 

Unterbeffen  ftnb  bie  anbern  Sanbleute  cortoartS  gefommen  unb  naljem  ftd§ 
ben  betben. 


56  SBttyelm  XdL 

£)odE)  jeijo  fagt  mir,  toer  bie  greunbe  fhtb 
Unb  bie  gerecfyten  SRanner,  bie  eucb,  folgten? 
Sftacfyt  micfj  befannt  mit  ifynen,  bajj  fair  un§ 
1070  gutraulid)  nafyen  unb  bie  §erjen  offnen. 

SReier 

2Ber  !enrtte  eud^  nid^t,  §err,  in  ben  brei  Sanben? 
^jd^)  bin  ber  9Jiet'r  Don  ©arnen;  biel  fyier  ift 
2JJetn  @cf)h)efterfo^n,  ber  ©trutfy  bon  2BinfeIrieb. 

Stauffadjcr 

^I>r  nennt  mir  letnen  iinbefannten  ^Ramen. 
1075   ©in  2BinfeIrieb  toar'§,  ber  ben  £)rarf)en  frf)Iug 
^m  ©um^f  bet  Setter  unb  fein  2eben  liefj 
^n  biefem  ©trau^. 

9BtnfcIrieb 

2)a§  h)ar  mein  Wfyn,  §err  SSerner. 

9)icrrf)tl)af,  jetgt  auf  jtoet  Sanbleute, 

2)  t  e  too^nen  fyinterm  2BaIb,  ftnb  ^lofterleute 
3Som  Gngelberg.    ^b^r  merbet  fte  brum  nicfyt 
1080  SSerad^ten,  tt>eil  fie  eigne  Seute  finb 

Unb  nid^t,  h)ie  toir,  frei  fi^en  auf  bent  Gsrbe. 
@ie  Iteben'g  Sanb,  ftnb  fonft  attcb,  toob,!  berufen. 

©tauffarfjer,  ju  ben  Beiben, 

©ebt  mir  bie  §anb.     @g  ^reife  ficfy,  h)er  leinem 
2Rit  fetnent  Setbe  ^flid^tig  ift  auf  @rben; 
1085  2)od?  9teblid^!eit  gebeitjt  in  jebem  ©tanbe. 

Ai  oitrali  Aiuitn 
2)a§  ift  §err  3tebing,  unfer  2lltlanbammann. 

SKeter 

^d^  lenn'  ib,n  root)!.     @r  ift  mein  SBiberpart 
Ser  um  ein  alteS  ©rbftiidE  mit  mir  recfytet. 


^wetter  Bufgug.    3»eite  ©jene.  57 

§err  -Webing,  hrir  finb  $einbe  Dor  ©ericfyt; 
1090  £>ier  finb  toir  einig.    ©djuttett  iijm  bte  $<mb. 
©tauffrtdjer 

25aS  ift  brab  gefprocfyen. 
SBinfelrieb 
£ort  ifyr?     ©te  fommen.     £>ort  ba§  £orn  bon  Urt. 

SRec^tS  unb  linfS  fte^t  man  fcettaffnete  9»anner  mit  SSinblt^tern  bie  fjelfen  I)era6« 
ftetgen. 

«»f  bcr  9)ioucr 

©e^t!     ©teigt  nid^t  felbft  ber  fromme  Wiener  ©otteg, 
3)er  toiirb'ge  ^3farrer,  mit  f>erab?     -iRtdjt  fc^eut  er 
S)e§  2Bege§  3Kittyen  unb  ba§  ©raun  ber  ^ac^t, 
1095  Gin  treuer  ^Qirte,  fur  ba§  SSoIl  ju  forgen. 

SBaumgarten 

35er  ©igrift  folgt  if>m  unb  £err  SSalt^er  ^itrft; 
Soc^  nicfyt  ben  Xett  erblicE'  i4)  in  ber  3Jienge. 

28att^erf5furft,  StbHcIniflnn,  ber  ipf  arver,  Spetermann,  ber  Stgrtfl, 

fluont,  ber^trt,  SSerui,  ber  3ciaer,  JRuobt,  ber  tJttdjer,  unb  nod)  fiinf 

anbere  Sanbleute.     ^Jltle  §ujommen,  breiunbbreipig  an  ber  $af)l,  treten 

DortoartS  uiib  fteden  fic^  inn  ba§  fjeuer. 


©o  miiffen  fair  auf  unferm  eignen  6rb' 
Unb  baterlid;en  23oben  un§  t)erfto{)Ien 

noo  3ufa^^en  fc^Ieic^en,  toie  bie  9Jlorber  t 
Unb  bei  ber  -ftacfyt,  bie  i^ren  fc^toarjen 
9hir  bem  3Serbred)en  unb  ber  fonnenfcfyeuen 
9Serfc^it)brung  lei^et,  unfer  gute^o  Sfecfyt 
Un§  tjolen,  ba§  boc^  lauter  ift  unb  liar, 

1105  ©Ieirf)h)ic  ber  glanjbott  offne  ©c^o^  b 


gut  fein.     2Ba§  bie  bunfle  5iacf)t  gefyonnen, 
©ott  frei  unb  fro^Iid^  an  ba§  2id^)t  ber  ©onnen. 


58  SBityelm  Sett. 


£ort,  toa§  tnir  ©ott  in§  £erj  gie&t,  Gsibgenoffen. 

2Bir  ftefyen  fyier  ftatt  einer  SanbSgemeinbe 
mo  Unb  fonnen  gelten  fiir  ein  ganger  SBoIf. 

<5o  lajjt  un§  tagen  nad)  ben  alten  23raud)en 

2)e§  £anb§,  h)ie  totr'g  in  rul)tgen  3e^cn  Jjflegen; 

2Ba§  itngefe|Ud^  tft  in  ber  SSerfammtung, 

©ntfc^ulbtge  bie  9tot  ber  3eit.    5Doc^  ©ott 
1115  ^ft  iiberatt,  h)o  man  ba§  9fted^t  beriualtet, 

Unb  unter  fetnem  §immel  fte^en  h)ir. 
©tanffot^er 

2Bo^I,  Iaf[t  un§  tagen  mfy  ber  alien  ©itte; 

3ft  e§  gleicfy  ^ac^t,  fo  leud^tet  unfer 


^ft  glcic^  bie  £afyl  nic^t  bott,  ba§  §erj  ift  fyier 
®e^  gangen  2SoI!§;  bie  33  eft  en  finb  jugegen. 

>iuurnt>  ,<Siuut 

@inb  aud^  bie  alien  Sucker  nid^t  jur  §anb, 
@ie  finb  in  unfre  §er^en  eingefcfyrieben. 

iKonelmann 

,  fo  fei  ber  9ttng  fogleid^  gebilbet. 
pjlanje  auf  bie  @4)h)erter  ber  ©etoalt. 

xHuf  ber  Waiter 

1125  2)er  Sanbe^ammann  nei>me  fetnen  ^SIa|, 
Unb  feine  28ei&el  ftet>en  ii>m  jur  ©eite. 

©tgrift 

@§  ftnb  ber  SBdller  breie.    2BeId^em  nun 
©ebutyrt'3,  ba§  §au^)t  ju  geben  ber  ©emeinbe? 


Um  biefe  @fyr'  mag  <Sc^n)%  mit  Uri  ftreiten; 
1130  Sir  Untertoalbner  ftei>en  frei  juritdE. 


Stufjug.    3toeite  <5$ene.  59 


2Bir  ftefm  juriic!  ;  toir  finb  bie 

2)ie  £ilfe  fyeifcfyen  toon  ben  nmcfyt'gen  $reunben. 

©tauffadjer 

©o  nefyme  Uri  benn  ba§  ©cfytoert;  fein  ^Banner 
3ie^)t  bei  ben  9tomerjiigen  un§  boran. 


1135  2)e§  @c^h)erte§  @^re  toerbe  ©c^hj^  ju  teil; 
$>enn  feine§  @tamme§  riii)men  loir  un§  aUe. 

$RoffeImotttt 

2)en  ebeln  SBettftreit  la^t  mid)  freunblid(>  fc^Iid^ten; 
foil  im  3tat,  Uri  im  $eft>e  fit^ren. 

W^f  ""^  l>«n»  ©touffac^er  bie  @c§tt)erter, 

nefymt. 

©touffa^cr 

^ic^t  mir,  bem  2Uter  fei  bie  (S^re. 


1140  2)ie  meiften  $afyre  jdt)It  Ulrid^  ber  ©d^rnib. 

2tuf  ber  9Kouer 

35er  2Rann  ift  toacfer,  bod^)  nid^t  freien  @tanb§; 
^ein  eigner  SRann  lann  Sftid^ter  fein  in  ©d^h)%. 

Stauffarf^er 

©tefyt  nid^t  §err  5Rebing  ^ier,  ber  2lltlanbammann  ? 
fud^en  tuir  nod?  einen  SSilrbigern? 


1145  @r  fei  ber  Stmmann  unb  be§ 

2Ber  baju  ftimmt,  ert)e6e  feine  ^anbe. 

SlUe  Ijeben  bie  ret^te  $anb  cmf. 


60  SBttyetm  Sell. 

SKebtng,  trttt  in  bie-arcute, 

3d^  fann  bie  £>anb  nid;t  auf  bie  33iid;er  legen, 
(So  fd;tt>or'  id;  broben  bei  ben  en)  'gen  Sternen, 
SDajj  id;  mid;  nimmer  imff  bom  9ted;t  entfernen. 

2J?an  ridjtet  bie  jii'ei  Sc^roerter  ttor  i^m  auf;  ber  9iing  fiilbet  fief)  um  tfjn  Ijer 
§alt  bie  SKitte,  rec^tg  ftetlt  fic^  Uri  unb  Iiut§  Unterroalben.  Sr  fte^t  auf  fein 
fc^toert  geftiijt. 

1150  2Ba3  ift'§,  ba§  bie  brei  Golfer  beg  ©ebtrg§ 
§ier  an  be§  @ee§  untoirtltcBem  ©eftabe 
3ufammenfufyrte  in  ber  ©eifterftunbc  ? 
2Ba§  foil  ber  ^ni?alt  fein  be§  neuen  23unb§, 
2)en  it)ir  ^ier  imterm  @terneni)immel  fttften? 


tritt  in  ben  SRing, 

1155  SSir  ftiften  feinen  neuen  S3unb;  e§  ift 
@in  uralt  S3imbni§  nur  toon  23ater  3e^, 
S)a§  n)ir  erneuern.    SBiffet,  ©ibgenoffen, 
Db  un§  ber  (See,  ob  un§  bie  Serge  frfjeiben 
Unb  jebe§  SBoIf  fid)  fur  f«&  felbft  regiert, 

1160  <So  finb  n)ir  eine§  (5tamme§  bod;  unb  33IutS, 
Unb  eine  ^eimat  ift%  au§  ber  toir  jogen. 

^iufclricb 

(So  ift  e§  toa^r,  totc'8  in  ben  Siebern  lautet, 
25a^  toir  toon  fernfyer  in  ba§  Sanb  geluaUt? 
D,  teilt'S  un§  mit,  h>ag  eud;  babon  befannt, 
1165  2)a|  fid;  ber  neue  Sunb  am  alien  ftarfe. 

©touffo^er 

§ort,  h>ag  bie  alien  ^irten  fid;  erja^Ien: 
@§  tear  ein  gro|e§  3SoIf,  fyinten  im  Sanbe 

ba§  litt  toon  fd;toerer  5teurung. 
biefer  3Rot  befd;Io^  bie  Sanblgemeinbe, 


61 

1170  SDajj  je  ber  jefynte  Siirger  nadj  bem  So§ 
S)er  Setter  Sanb  toerlaffe.    3)a3  gefcfyafy; 
Unb  jogen  au3,  toefyftagenb,  banner  unb  SBeiber, 
©in  grower  §eerjug,  nad)  ber  9Jlittagfonne, 
TO  bem  ©cfytoert  fid)  fcfylagenb  burdE)  ba§  beutfcfye  2anb; 

1175  S3i§  an  ba§  ^odblanb  biefer  2Balbgebirge. 
Unb  efyer  nirf)t  ermiibete  ber  3US/ 
33i§  ba^  fie  famen  in  ba§  loilbe  ^i>al, 
2Bo  jc^t  bte  gjiuotta  jtoifc^en  SBiefen  rinnt; 
•fticfit  9J?enfc^en[^uren  inaren  Ijier  ju  fefyen, 

n8o  9?ur  eine  §iitte  ftanb  am  lifer  einfam. 
S)o  fojj  ein  9)Zann  unb  toartete  ber  ^atjre, 
^eftig  toogete  ber  6ee  unb  tear 
fafyrbar;  ba  befa^en  fie  ba§  Sanb 
(Sid^)  nd^er  unb  getoai^rten  fcfyone  ^iitte 

1185  2)e§  ^olje^  unb  entbecften  gute  Srunnen, 
Unb  metnten,  fic^  im  lieben  SSaterlanb 
$u  finben.    2)a  befd^Ioffen  fie  ju  bleiben ; 
©rbaueten  ben  alien  ^lecfen  ©d^tu^j, 
Unb  fatten  mancfyen  fauren  ^ag,  ben  2BaIb 

1190  9ftit  tt)eitberf4)lungnen  SSurjeln  au^uroben. 
SDrauf,  al§  ber  33oben  nid^t  mefyr  ©niigen  i^at 
be§  SSoIl?,  ba  jogen  fie  fyiniiber 

SSeijjIanb  ^in, 
2Bo,  fyinter  ett)'gem  (EifeStoatt  berborgen, 

1195  (Sin  anbre§  SSolf  in  anbern  3unSen  f^nd^t. 

®en  ^lerf en  ©  t  a  n  j  erbauten  fie  am  $ernltmlb, 
SDen  glecfen  SUtorf  in  bem  Xfjal  ber  9leu^; 
2)oc^  blieben  fie  be§  UrfyrungS  ftcts  gebenf. 
3tu§  att  ben  fremben  ©tcimmen,  bie  feitbem 

1200  3n  3Jlttte  i^re§  2anb§  fic^  angefiebelt, 


62  SBityelm  £eH. 

$inben  bie  ©cfytot^er  banner  ftdj 

@3  giebt  ba§  £erj,  ba§  Slut  fid)  ju  erfenncn. 

SReidjt  re$t§  unb  Iinl§  bie  £anb  Ijin. 

91  uf  Her  lUaucr 
2;a,  toir  finb  eine§  §erjen§,  eineS 

Stttc,  ftc§  bte  §onbe  ret^enb, 

2Btr  finb  ein  3SoIf,  unb  einig  tootten  loir 

@tauffad)er 

1205  35te  anbern  3S5Ifer  tragen  frembe§  ^oc^  ; 
<Sie  ^aben  fid?  bem  (Sieger  untertoorfen. 
@§  leben  felbft  in  unfern  Sanbe§mar!en 
®er  ©affen  biel,  bie  frembe  $)Bflirf)ten  tragen, 
Unb  iE>re  ^ned^tfd^aft  erbt  auf  ifyre  ^inber. 
1210  3)ocfy  toir,  ber  alien  (Sd^toeijer  edjiter  ©tamm, 
2Bir  i>aben  ftet§  bie  $reifyeit  un§  beioa^rt. 
unter  gafrften  bogen  h)ir  ba§  &nie, 
illig  tt>a^)Iten  toir  ben  ©cfyirm  ber  ^aifer. 


grei  toafylten  h)ir  be§  9leid^e§  @<^u^  unb 
1215  @o  fte^t'0  bemerlt  in  ^aifer  ^riebric^§  Srief. 

©tattffadjer 

S)enn  ^errenlo§  ift  auc|  ber  ^reifte  nid^t. 
(gin  Dber^au^t  mufj  fein,  ein  pd^fter  Slitter, 
2Bo  man  bag  3ted?t  mag  fcfyopfen  in  bem  ©treit. 
35rum  fyaben  unfre  3Sdter  fitr  ben  23oben, 
1220  ®en  fie  ber  alien  2BUbni§  abgetoonnen, 

2)ie  @§r'  gegonnt  bem  ^aifer,  ber  ben  §errn 
@ic^  nennt  ber  beutfd^en  unb  ber  toelfd&en  @rbe, 
Unb,  toie  bie  anbern  greten  feineg 


3ttjeiter  Stufjug.    3toeite  ©jene.  63 

©id)  ifym  ju  ebetm  2Baffenbienft  gelobt; 
1225  SDenn  biefeg  ift  ber  $reien  einj'ge  $flid;t: 
$)ag  Steicfy  ju  fdjirmen,  bag  fie  felbft  befdjirmt. 


briiber  ift,  ift  9fter!mal  eineg 

Stauffarfjer 

<Sie  folgten,  toenn  ber  §eribann  erging, 
®em  9ieid^^anier  unb  fdjlugen  feine  @d;)Iad^ten. 

1230  9^a4>  2Belf$Ianb  jogen  fie  getoa^net  tnit, 
2)ie  S^omerfron'  i^m  auf  bag  £>aupt  ju  fe^en. 
2)a^etm  regierten  fie  fid)  frofyltcfy  felbft 
9^ad)  altem  33raud)  unb  eigenem  ©efe|  ; 
2)er  i>odpfte  Slutbann  tear  attetn  be§  ^aifer§. 

1235  Unb  baju  toarb  beftettt  etn  grower  ©raf, 
3>er  fjatte  feinen  @i^  nid;t  in  bem  Sanbe; 
2Senn  Slutfd)ulb  fam,  fo  rief  man  ifyn  ^erein, 
Unb  unter  offnem  £>immel,  fd)lid)t  unb  flar, 
@))rad)  er  ba§  9led)t  unb  oi>ne  $urcfyt  ber 

1240  2So  finb  fyier  <3^uren,  ba^  rotr  $ned;te  finb? 
^ft  einer,  ber  eg  anberg  loet|,  ber  rebe. 

Sm  Jpofe 

9?etn,  fo  beri)dlt  ftcfy  atteg,  h)ie  i^r  f^red)t; 
©etoaltl)errfd)aft  toarb  nie  bet  ung  gebulbet. 

©touffotJjer 
2)em  ^aifer  felbft  berfagten  ft>ir  ©ei)orfam, 

1245  ®a  er  bag  ^edpt  ju  ©unft  ber  $faffen  bog. 
2)enn  alg  bie  2eute  toon  bem  ©ottegf)aug 
©infiebeln  ung  bie  2tl^)  in  2(nftmid;  na^ 
2)ie  h)ir  beh)eibet  feit  ber  SBtiter  3e^/ 
2)er  2lbt  l)erfiirjog  einen  alien  Srief, 


64  SBttyetat  Sett. 

1250  SDer  ib,m  bie  fyerrenlofe  SGiifte  f$en!te — 
&enn  unfer  2)afetn  fyatte  man  berfyefylt  — 
S)a  fyrarfjen  toir:  ^rfcfylidjen  ift  ber  33rief. 
®ein  £aifer  !ann,  hm§  unfer  tft,  »erfd)en!en ; 
Unb  tmrb  un§  -iRerfjt  berfagt  Dom  Steid),  ftrir  fonnen 

1255  ^n  unfern  Sergen  aucJ)  be§  3^eicf)§  entbe^ren." 
(So  fprac^en  un[re  33dter.     ©offen  loir 
2)e§  neuen  ^oct)e§  (Sd9dnblid)feit  erbulben? 
(Meiben  toon  bem  fremben  $nerf)t,  it>a§  un§ 
^n  feiner  2ftarf>t  fein  ^aifer  biirfte  bieten? 

1260  2Btr  f>aben  biefen  S3oben  un§  erfc^affen 
©urd)  unfrer  §anbe  ^leifj,  ben  alien  SBalb, 
3)er  fonft  ber  S3aren  icilbe  2BoI;nung  ioar, 
3u  einem  @i^  fiir  -ilftenfcfyen  umgetoanbelt ; 
S)ie  33rut  be§  3)rad;)en  i>aben  tt)ir  getotet, 

1265  £)er  au§  ben  ©iimpfen  gtftgefcfytuotten  ftieg ; 
35ie  ^iebelbedce  fyaben  h)ir  jerriffen, 
2)ie  etoig  grau  urn  biefe  3BiIbni§  l^ing ; 
2)en  ^arten  ^elg  gef^rengt,  iiber  ben  2Ibgrunb 
2)em  2Banber§mann  ben  firfjern  ©teg  geleitet; 

i37o  Unfer  ift  burd;  taufenbjd^rigen  Seft^ 
2)er  33oben,  nnb  ber  frembe  §erren!ned;t 
<Sott  lommen  biirfen  unb  un§  ^etten  fd;miebcn 
Unb  @d}macf)  antfyun  auf  unfrer  eignen  @rbe? 
$ft  feine  §ilfe  gegen  fold;en  ©rang? 

Sine  grojje  SBelueguug  itntet  ben  Sanbteuten. 

1275  3^ein,  eine  ©renje  ^at  ^rannenmacf>t : 

SBenn  ber  ©ebriicfte  nirgenb§  Sted^t  lann  finben, 
2Benn  unertrdglid)  toirb  bie  Soft,  greift  er 
§inauf  getroften  3Jlute§  in  ben  £>tmmel 
Unb  ^olt  fyerunter  feine  eh) 'gen 


3»wter  Slufjug.    3tt>eite  ©gene.  65 

1280  ®ie  broben  fyangen  unberdufierlid) 

Unb  unjerbredjHcfy,  ftne  bte  (Sterne  felbft  ; 
SDer  alte  Urftanb  ber  9?atur  !efyrt  toieber, 
2Bo  3)fcnfc&  bem  3Renfc§en  gegeniiber  (tel;t; 
3um  le^ten  3}tittel,  loenn  !ein  anbreg  me^r 

1285  SBerfangen  toitt,  ift  i^m  ba§  ©c^toert  gegeben. 
2)er  ©liter  fybcfyfteS  biirfen  h)ir  berteib'gen 
©egen  ©etoalt.    2Bir  [te^n  bor  unfer  Sanb, 
2Bir  fte^n  bor  unfre  2Beiber,  unfre  ^inber. 

Stflc,  an  ifjre  ©c^toerter  fcfjlagenb, 

2Str  [tef>n  bor  unfre  2Seiber,  unfre  ^inber. 


1290  (Sty'  i^r  gum  ©e^iuerte  greift,  beben!t  e§ 

^i>r  fonnt  e§  frieblid^  mit  bem  $aifer  fd^Iirf)ten. 
@§  !oftet  eu<^  ein  28ort,  unb  bte  ^rannen, 
S)ie  eud;  je^t  fc^trer  bebrdngen,  fd^meicfteln  eud(). 
Srgreift,  h)a§  man  eucfy  oft  geboten  i>at, 
1295  £rennt  eud^>  bom  SWeid^;  erfennet  Dftreid^  §o^>eit. 

xHitf  ber  Wnucr 
fagt  ber  ^Sfarrer?    2Bir  ju  Dftreid^i  fcf)tt)oren? 

x'lm  ^iiljcf 
t^n  nid;t  an. 

2Sinfclricb 

£)a§  rat  un§  ein  SSerrdter, 
geinb  be§  Sanbeg. 


9M;ig,  Gibgenoffen! 
Sou  a 
2Sir  Dftreic^  fyitlbtgen,  nad;  folder 


66  ffiilfclra  £eH. 

4<oit  ber  Jylite 

1300  9Sir  un§  abtroijen  laffen  burd?  ©etoalt 
2Ba§  hrir  ber  ©iite  toeigerten? 

3Keier 

2)ann 
2Bir  ©flaben  unb  berbtenten,  e§  ju  jein. 

Sliif  ber  2Koucr 

2)er  fet  gefto^en  aul  bem  Stecfyt  ber 
2Ber  tton  ©rgebung  f^rtd)t  an  Dfterreid^. 
1305  Sanbammann,  id)  beftei)e  brauf,  bte§  fei 
S)a§  erfte  SanbSgefe^  ba3  it)tr  I>ter  geben 


@o  fet'8.    3Ber  toon  ©rgebung  fyrtcfyt  an  Dftrei 

@ott  red)tlo§  fein  unb  atter  @^>ren  bar; 

$etn  Sanbmann  nei)m'  tyn  auf  an  feinem  ^eue 

2tCc,  ^eben  bie  recfjte  $anb  ouf, 

1310  2Bir  tooffen  e§,  bag  fei  ©efefc. 

oc§  etner  5paufe, 

§  tjl'8. 


fetb  tyr  fret,  i^r  feib'g  burc^  bie§ 
burc^  ©etoalt  foil  fifterreufc  ertro^en 
e§  burd^  freunbltd^  2Berben  nid^t  er^ielt. 

"soft  toon  SSeiler 

3ur  XageSorbnung,  toeiter. 
JKebing 

(Sibgenoffen, 

1315  ©inb  aHe  fanften  3JiitteI  aud^  berfuc^t? 
SSieHetcfyt  luei^  el  ber  ^onig  nicfyt;  e§  ift 


3»eiter  Slufjug.    ^tueitc  ©gene.  67 

gar  fein  SBiUe  nicfyt,  toa§  fair  erbulben. 
2ludj  biefeS  2etjte  foUten  toir  berfudjien, 
(Srft  imfre  $lage  bringen  bor  fein  Qfyr, 
1320  @1)'  fair  jum  ©cfytoerte  greifen.     <3cfyrec!li$  immer, 
Slucf)  in  gerecfyter  <Sad^e,  ift  ©etoalt. 
©ott  ^ilft  nur  bann,  lt)enn  Sftenfcfyen  nidbt  me^r  ^elfen. 


r,  jit  tonrab  §unn, 

?Run  ift'S  an  cud),  33erid^t  ju  geben.    9?ebct. 

iionrab  ,v>uitu 
$<fy  toar  ju  gfl^einfelb  an  be§  ^aifer§  $falj, 

1325  SBibcr  ber  SSogtc  fyarten  ©rucf  ju  flagen, 
2)en  Srief  ju  ^olen  unfrer  alien  ^reifyeit, 
2)en  jeber  neue  ^onig  fonft  beftdtigt. 
2)ie  Soten  bieler  ©ttibte  fanb  id^  bort, 
3Som  fcf)toab'frf)en  Sanbe  unb  bom  2auf  be§ 

1330  3)ie  aE'  erfyielten  i{>re  ^ergamente, 
Unb  fef>rien  freubig  toieber  in  i^r  2anb. 
•iSJlicfy,  euren  Soten,  tt)ie§  man  an  bie  Sftdte, 
Unb  bie  entlie|en  mia;  mit  leerem  Xroft  : 
,,2)er  ^aifer  i)abe  bie^mal  !eine  3e^  I 

1335  @t  tottrbe  fonft  einmal  n)o^)l  an  un§  benfen." 
Unb  al§  icf>  traurig  burcfy  bie  ©die  ging 
SDer  ^onigeburg,  ba  faE>  id^>  £er§og  ^anfen 
3n  einem  @r!er  toeinenb  fte^n,  um  i^n 
2)ie  ebeln  £errn  bon  2Bart  unb  Xegerfelb. 

1340  Sie  riefen  mir  unb  fagten:  ,,£elft  eud^>  felbft; 
©ererf)tig!eit  ertuartet  nid^t  bom  ^onig. 
33eraubt  er  nid^it  be§  eignen  33ruber§  ^inb 
Unb  ^inter^dlt  i^m  fein  gerecfyteS  (Srbe  ? 
2)er  £erjog  fle^t'  i^n  um  fein  SJtiitterlidjieS: 


68  SBityelm  £eH. 


1345  Gr  fyabe  feine  ^afyre  toott,  eg  toare 

•ftun  3ett,  au$  Sanb  unb  Seute  §u  regteren. 

2Ba§  toarb  tfym  jum  SBefdjetb  ?    @tn  $ran§letn  fc^t  if>m 

2)er  $atfer  auf  :  ba§  fei  bie  $ier  ber  ^ugenb." 

2Iuf  ber  maun 
%fy  ^abt'g  ge^ort.    3^erf)t  unb  ©ererf)tigleit 

1350  ©rmartet  ntcfyt  bom  ^aifer.    §elft  eud()  felbft. 

SRcbing 

W$t§>  2lnbre§  blcibt  un3  iibrtg.    9^un  gebt  SHat, 
2Bie  totr  e§  Hug  jum  frozen  @nbe  leiten. 

$S?OItf)Cr  ^iirftr  trttt  lit  ben  SHing, 

2lbtreiben  iooHen  totr  i>eri>a^ten  3iDanS  J 
S5ie  alien  ^erf^te,  toie  totr  fie  ererbt 
1355  SSon  unfern  SSdtern,  tootten  toir  betoabren; 
unge^itgelt  nad)  bem  3^euen  gretfen. 
^atfer  bletbe,  toa§  be§  $atfers>  tft  ; 
etnen  £>errn  i>at,  bten'  t^m  ^flicf)tgema^, 

Stteier 
trage  ©ut  toon  Dfterreidj  ju  Se^en. 


1360  3fyr  fa^>ret  fort,  £)ftreid&  bie  $fli$t  ju  leiften. 

Soft  toon  SScitcr 
^^  fteure  an  bie  £errn  »on 

993oltl)cr 
^5^r  fa^ret  fort  ju  jtnfen  unb  ju  fteuern. 

9ib'ffe(maun 
2)er  gro^en  grau  ju  3^4>  bin  icfy  bereibet. 


gebt  bem  ^lofter,  toa§  be§  ^lofterS  ift. 


3tt>eiter  Stufjug.    .Svelte  @jene.  69 

©touffadjcr 

*365  £>$  trage  feine  Sefyen,  al§  be§  3teicfy§. 

2Ba«I)cr  ftiirft 

2Sa§  fein  mufj,  ba§  gefcfyefye,  bocf)  nidtjt  britber. 
SDie  Sogte  iroEen  h)tr  tnit  i^ren  ®nerf;ten 
SSerjagen,  tinb  bie  feften  ©cfyloffer  Bremen; 
2)od^,  toenn  e§  fein  mag,  obne  33Iut.    @§  fefye 

1370  2)er  ^aifer,  ba^  fair  notgebrungen  nur 

S)er  (Sf>rfurd^t  fromme  ^flid^ten  abgeiworfen. 
Unb  fie^t  er  un§  in  unfern  ©d^ranfen  blet&en, 
SSietteic^t  befiegt  er  ftaatsflug  feinen  3Dt'nl 
2)enn  bitt'ge  ^urd^t  ertoecfet  fid)  etn  3Sol!, 

1375  $)a§  tnit  bem  ©d^ioerte  in  ber  gauft  fid^  ma^igt. 


laffct  ijoren,  toie  bottenben  fair's? 
@§  ^at  ber  geinb  bie  2Baffen  in  ber 
Unb  nicfyt  fiirtoa^r  in  ^rieben  toirb  er  faeid^en. 

©touffat^er 

6r  hnrb'<§,  toenn  er  in  SSaffen  un§  erblirft; 
1380  2Bir  iiberrafdjen  ifyn,  ef^'  er  fid^)  riiftet. 

3Ketcr 

3ft  balb  gef^rod^en,  aber  fcfytoer  get^an. 
Un§  ragen  in  bem  2anb  jiuet  fefte  (Scbloffer, 
2)ie  geben  <3d>irm  bem  §einb  unb  ioerben  furc^tbar, 
2Benn  un§  ber  $onig  in  ba§  2anb  fottt'  fallen. 
1385  Sto^berg  unb  <2arnen  mu^  bejtoungen  fein, 

6^'  man  ein  ©cfytoert  erf)ebt  in  ben  brei  Sanben. 

©touffodjcr 

©aumt  man  fo  lang,  fo  h)irb  ber  $einb  geit»arnt  ; 
3u  toiele  finb'§,  bie  ba§  ©e^eimniS  teilen. 


70  SBttyefat  Sett. 


3n  ben  2Balbftatten  finb't  fid?  fein  SSerrater. 

SRoffefatamt 
1390  2)er  @ifer  aud),  ber  gtite,  lann  berraten. 

28altl)cr  prft 

©djnebt  man  e§  auf,  fo  toirb  ber  Xftring  bottenbet 
3n  2lltorf,  unb  ber  3Sogt  befeftigt  fic^. 

SReicr 

^r  benlt  an  eud^. 

©igrift 

Unb  ifyr  feib  ungere4>t. 


fr  auffa^renb, 

2Btr  ungered^t?    ®a§  barf  un§  Uri  bieten? 


1395  Sei  eurem  (Sibe,  9tu^'! 

2)ictcr 

^a,  toenn  ftdp 
SSerfte^t  mit  Urt,  miiffen  toir  too^I  fd^i 


^c^  mu^  euc()  toeifen  bor  ber  Sanb§gemeinbe, 
S)a^  i^r  mit  fyeft'gem  ©inn  ben  grieben  ftort. 
©te^n  h)ir  nid§t  atte  fur  biefelbe  ©acfye? 


1400  SSenn  tt)ir'§  berfd^ieben  bi^  jum  $eft  b&  §er 
3)ann  bringt'§  bie  ©itte  mit,  ba^  atte  ©affen 
2)em  SSogt  ©efc^enfe  bringen  auf  ba§  ©c^Io^. 
©o  lonnen  aefyen  banner  ober  jtoolf 
©ic^  unberbacfytig  in  ber  33urg  berfammeln, 

1405  £)ie  fii^ren  t)eimli(^  fbi^'ge  @ifen  mit, 

3)ie  man  gefd^njinb  lann  an  bie  ©tdbe  fterfen, 


Slufpg.    Btuette  ©jene.  71 


£)enn  niemanb  !ommt  mit  SBaffen  in  bie  33urg. 
3unarf)ft  im  SBalb  fyalt  bann  ber  grojje  £aufe, 
Unb  toenn  bie  anbern  gludflid;  fid)  be§  3tyor3 
1410  (5;rmad)tiget,  fo  toirb  ein  §orn  geblafen, 
Unb  jene  bred^en  au§  bem  ^interfyalt. 
@o  toirb  ba3  Scfyloj}  mit  leister  Strbeit  unfcr. 


iiberne^m'  id^  ju  erfteigen, 
2)enn  eine  S)irn  be§  <Sd)Iofje§  ift  mir  ^olb, 
1415  Unb  leicfyt  bettor'  id()  fie,  jum  nad^tlic^cn 
Sefud^  bie  frf)toan!e  Seiter  mir  511  reid^en; 
Sin  idi>  broben  erft,  jie^)'  id)  bie  $reunbe  nad;. 

Kcbing 
3ft'3  atter  SBiHe,  ba^  tterfd^oben  tuerbe? 


er,  jo^tt  bie  ©timmen, 

@§  ift  ein  9Jie^r  toon  jtoanjig  gegen  jtoBlf. 
233alt^cr  ^iirft 

1420  2Benn  am  beftimmten  5Tag  bie  Surgen  faEen, 
@o  geben  fair  toon  einem  33erg  gum  anbern 
25a§  3e^en  m^  ^em  9^aud);  ber  Sanbfturm  tuirb 
2tufgeboten,  fdjnett,  im  ^au^tort  jebe§  £anbe§; 
3Benn  bann  bie  9]5gte  fe^n  ber  SBaffen  ©tnft, 

1425  ©laubt  mir,  fie  irerben  fid;  be§  @treit§  bcgeben 
Unb  gern  ergreifen  frieblid)e§  ©eleit, 
2lu§  unfern  Sanbe^marlen  ju  enttoeid)en. 

@tawffoci)cr 

?J?ur  mit  bem  ©efjler  fiird)t'  id)  fd)toeren  ©tanb; 
gurd;tbar  ift  er  mit  9teifigen  umgeben; 


72  SBittjelm  £eH. 

1430  -ftirfjt  obne  SBlut  rdumt  er  ba§  $elb;  ja,  felbft 
SSertrieben  bleibt  er  ftircfytbar  nod)  bem  Sanb. 
ift'3  unb  faft  gefafyrlicf),  ibn  511  fdjionen. 

SJaumgarten 

tegefafyrlirf)  ift,  ba  ftettt  micl)  b>. 
S)em  Xett  berbanf  id^  mein  gerettet  Seben; 
1435  ©ern  fd)lag'  idp'g  in  bie  6d^anje  fur  ba€  Sanb. 

mein  §erj  befriebigt. 


)ie  Beit  bringt  9tat.    @riDartet'§  in  ©ebulb. 
ntufj  bem  Stugenblidf  aud^  n)a§  bertrauen. 

feb^t,  inbe§  fair  ndc^tlidb  b^ier  nod^  tagen, 
1440  (Stettt  auf  ben  b^ocbften  Sergen  fdE)on  ber  SJtorgen 
25ie  glitfmbe  §od^h)acf>t  au§.    ^ommt,  la^t  un§  fcfieiben, 
6E)'  un§  be§  Sages  Seuctyten  iiberrafd^t. 


<Sorgt  nid^t  ;  bie  91ad()t  ioeicfyt  langfam  au§  ben  Sb^dlern. 

SlHe  ^aben  unminturlic^  bie  .§iite  abgenommen  unb  betrac^ten  mtt  [tiller  ©aminlung 
bie  JWorgenrote. 


^Bei  biefem  Sid^t,  ba§  un§  guerft  begriijjt 
1445  3Son  atten  SSolJern,  bie  tief  unter  un§ 

(Scf)h)eratmenb  toofynen  in  bem  Qualm  ber  ©tdbte, 
Sa^t  un§  ben  @ib  be§  neuen  S3unbe§  fcf)tt)oren  : 
2Btr  tDotten  fetn  ein  einjig  SSoIl  toon  ^Brubern, 
^n  feiner  9tot  un§  trennen  unb  ©efab^r. 

Stile  fprerfjen  e§  nac^  mtt  erfjobenen  bret  gingern. 

1450  9Bir  tootten  frei  fein,  h)ie  bie  2Sd'ter  tuaren, 

©{)er  ben  Sob,  al§  in  ber  ^nec^tf  d>aft  ieben.    ssie  o 


3»eiter  Slufaug.    3tteite  @$ene.  73 

28ir  tooUen  trauen  auf  ben  fyodfyften  ©ott 

Unb  un§  nicfyt  fiircfyten  toor  ber  3Jla$t  ber  9JJenfcf>en. 

SSie  oben.    3>ie  Sanbleute  umarmen  einanbcr, 
@touffnd)er 

^e^t  ge^e  jeber  feine§  3Sege§  ftiE 
1455  3U  feiner  ^reunbfd^aft  unb  ©eno^fame. 

28er  §trt  ift,  tutntre  ru^tg  feine  §erbe 

llnb  h>erb'  im  ftiffen  ^reunbe  fiir  ben  33unb. 

2Ba§  nod^  bi§  ba^tn  mu^  erbulbet  toerben, 

@rbulbet'§.    2a^t  bie  Stecfmung  ber  X^rannen 
1460  2Tnh)adE)fen,  bi£  ein  Stag  bie  attgemeine 

Unb  bie  befonbre  Sc^ulb  avtf  einmal  jafylt. 

93ejd^me  jeber  bie  gerecfyte  2But 

Unb  f^are  fiir  ba§  ©anje  feine  Sflaclte; 

2)enn  5taub  begel>t  am  attgemeinen  ©lit, 
1465  2Ser  felbft  fic^  ^ilft  in  feiner  eignen  ©arfje. 

Snbem  fie  ju  brei  berf^tebenen  ©etten  in  grower  SRii^e  afige^en,  fiittt  ba§  Drc^eftet 

mtt  etnem  ^rad^tcoEen  ©cfjmung  ein ;  bie  leere  ©jene  6tei6t  noc^  etne  3ett(ang  offen 

unb  jeigt  baS  ©^auf^iet  ber  cmfgef)enben  ©onne  iifeer  ben  (JtSgebirgen. 


Drifter 

(grfte 
£of  »or  £efl«  §aufe. 

(Sr  ifl  mit  ber  gimmerajt,  ^  e  b  to  t  g  mit  einer  Ijausltrfjen  Arbeit  befdjaftigt. 
3B  a  1 1  \i  e  r  unb  SB  i  1 1)  e  I  m  in  ber  Xiefe  fpielen  mit  einer  f leinen  9lrmbruft. 


r,  iingt, 

lit  bent  «pfeil,  bent  Sogen, 
25urd)  ©ebirg  unb  ^al 

ber  @d)ii^  gejogen 
am  5Jlorgenftra^I. 
1470  2Bie  im  S^eid)  ber  Siifte 

^onig  ift  ber  SSeil), 

©ebirg  unb  fllfifte 
ber  @d)ii^e  frei. 
S^m  getjort  ba§  SSeite, 
1475  2Ba§  fern  spfeil  erreic^t; 

2)a§  ift  feine  Seute, 
2Ba§  ba  fleugt  unb  lreud)t. 

Slommt  gej^rungen, 

2)er  (Strong  ift  ntir  entjtoei.     9Kad)'  mir  ifyn,  SSater. 

Xett 
^d)  nid)t.     @in  renter  @d)u|e  ^ilft  fid;  felbft. 

Jina&en  entfernen  fti^. 


1480  2)ie  ^naben  fangen  geitig  an  ju  fd)ie^en. 

xca 
iibt  fid),  tua§  ein  3Jieifter  toerben  toitt. 


2>ritter  2tuf§ug.    grfle  ©jene.  75 


2ld),  tooflte  ©ott,  fie  lernten'S  nie! 
Sett 

@ie  foEen  atte3  lernen.    28er  burd?§  Seben 
©id;  frifd)  rmtt  fd)lagen,  muf}  ju  <5d^u^  unb 
1485  ©eriiftet  fein. 


2ld^!  e§  toirb  leiner  feine  3ftuF>' 

finben. 

SeU 

Gutter,  td^i  farm's  aucfy  nid^t; 
3um  ^irten  fyat  ^atur  mi4)  ni^t  gebilbet; 
mu^  irf)  ein  fliid^tig  $iel  berfolgen. 
erft  genie^'  id?  meine§  2eben^  red)t, 
1490  2Benn  id)  mir'§  jeben  Stag  auf3  neu'  erbeute. 


llnb  an  bie  2lngft  ber  §au§frau  benfft  bu  nid;t, 
®ie  fid)  inbeffen,  beiner  roartenb,  ^artnt. 
®enn  mid)  erfiiUt'S  mit  ©raufen,  toa§  bie  $ned)te 
5Bon  euren  SSagefa^rten  fid)  erjafylen. 

1495  S3ei  jebem  2(bfd)ieb  jittert  mir  ba§  §erj, 
£>ajj  bu  mir  nimmer  toerbeft  toieber!efyren. 
^d)  fe^e  bid),  im  rcilben  6i§gebirg 
SSerirrt,  bon  einer  &Ii£pe  ju  ber  anbern 
©en  $el)lfyrung  tf)un;  fe^>',  toie  bie  ©emfe  bid) 

1500  Sfturffpringenb  mit  fid;  in  ben  2tbgrunb  rei|t; 
2Bie  eine  2BtnbIatoine  bid)  berfd}iittet; 
SSte  unter  bir  ber  triigerifd)e  ffvm 
@inbrid)t  unb  bu  binabfinfft,  ein  lebenbig 
Segrabner,  in  bie  fd;auerlid)e  ©ruft. 

1505  2(d)  !  ben  ttertoegnen  2tl^enjdger  i?afd)t 


76  SBityelm  £eH. 

2)er  £ob  in  fyunbert  toecfyfelnben  ©eftalten. 

35a§  ift  em  ungliicffeligeg  ©etoerb', 

2)a§  fyalSgefafyrlicb,  fiifyrt  am  2lbgrunb  tyin. 

Sett 

28er  frifcb,  unify  erf  pafyt  mit  gefunben  <5innen, 
1510  2luf  ©ott  bertraut  unb  bie  gelenfe  ^raft, 
SDer  ringt  fid^  leid^t  au§  jeber  ga^r  unb  9^ot; 
2)en  fcfyrecft  ber  Serg  nic^t,  ber  barauf  geboren. 

6r  ^at  feine  Slrbett  boffenbet,  legt  ba§  ©erot  Ijtnmeg. 

^e^t,  mein'  id^,  ^alt  ba§  St^or  auf  ^aijr  unb 
2)ie  2ljt  im  §au§  erfpart  ben  3 


1515  2Bo  ge^ft  bu  fyin? 

Sea 

2JItorf  &u  bem  SSater. 


©tnnft  bu  audj  mc^t§  ©efdb,rU^e§?    ©efte^)'  mir'S. 

Sett 
2Bie  fommft  bu  barauf, 


@§  f^innt  ft$ 
©egen  bie  5Bogte.    2luf  bem  $RutU  iwarb 
®etagt;  ic&,  toei^,  unb  bu  bift  aud;  im  Sunbe. 

SeU 

1520  %<fy  toar  nid^t  mit  babei,  bocb,  h)erb'  ic^  mid? 
2)em  Sanbe  nid^t  entjieb^en,  toenn  e§  ruft. 


@ie  tuerben  bid^>  fyinftetten,  tuo  ©efab,r  ift  ; 
SDa§  (Sdjtoerfte  h)irb  bein  2(nteil  fein  toie  immer. 


3>rttter  2luf$ug.    (Srfte  ©gene.  77 

Sett 

©in  jeber  toirb  befteuert  nacfy  SSermogen. 


1525  S)en  Untertoalbner  fyaft  bu  and?  im  (Sturme 
liber  ben  See  gefcfyafft.     @in  SSunber  n>ar% 
2)a^  i^r  entfommen.    2)a^teft  bu  benn  gar  nidjt 
Sin  ^inb  unb  2Beib? 

2cU 

2ieb  9Beib,  td^  bad^t'  an  eurf)  ; 
5Drum  rettet'  id)  ben  SSater  feinen  ^inbern. 


153°  BU  f^iffen  in  bem  toiit'gen  @ee  !     2)a§  tyeijjt 
9iicf)t  ©ott  bertrauen  ;  ba§  ^ei^t  ©ott  berfuc^en. 

Xttt 
9Ber  gar  gu  met  bebenlt,  totrb  icenig  letften. 

Jpcbtwig 

^a,  bu  btft  gut  unb  ^ilfreid^,  bteneft  affen, 
Unb  toenn  bu  felbft  in  9^ot  fommft,  ^ilft  bir  !einer. 

Sett 

1535  Ser^iit'  eg  ©ott,  bafi  ic^  nic^t  §Ufc  brauc^e! 

®r  nimmt  bie  2tnnbruft  unb  ^Sfeile. 


imUft  bu  mit  ber  2lrmbruft?    £a^  fie  ^tcr. 

ZtU 
SJiir  fefylt  ber  2(rm,  toenn  nttr  bie  SSaffe  fc^It. 

S)te  Snaben  fommen  auriicf. 

2 
3Sater,  too  gefyft  bu  ^i 


78  2Bi%fm  Sell. 

Sett 


sntorf,  flna&e, 
3utn  @fym.    S&itlft  bu  mit? 


,  freilid}  toitt  irf>. 


i54o  2)er  Sanbbogt  ift  je£t  bort.    SBleib'  toeg  toon  9tltorf. 

Sett 
©r  g  elEjt,  noc^  Ijeute. 


S)ritm  Ia^  t^n  erft  fort  fein. 
©ema^n'  it>n  nid^t  an  bid};  bu  ioei^t,  er  grottt  un3. 

Sea 

3Jlir  fott  fein  bofer  SSitte  nid^t  mel  fd^aben; 
%fy  tfyue  red^t  unb  fd^eue  leinen  $einb. 


1545  2)ie  rec^t  t^un,  eben  bie  fyafyt  er  am  meiften. 

£ell 

SSeil  er  nicfyt  an  fie  !ommen  lann.    331  i  c^  irirb 
2)er  fitter  h)oi>I  in  ^rieben  taffen,  mein'  ic^i. 


@o,  toeifjt  bu  ba§? 

XcK 

@g  ift  nicfyt  lange  F>er, 
2)a  ging  icfy  jagen  burdp  bie  totlben  ©riinbe 
1550  3)e§  (Sc^cid^ent^alS,  aitf  menfd^enleerer  S^ur, 
llnb  ba  id)  einfam  einen  ^elfenfteig 
SSerfoIgte,  too  nirf)t  au§3un)ei(f)en  h)ar,  — 
SDenn  iiber  mir  ^ing  fd^roff  bie  $el§toanb  ^er 
llnb  unten  raufcfyte  furd^terlid^  ber  (Sd^dd^en, 


©ritter  Slufjitg.    (Srfte  ©jene.  79 

£te  Snaften  brangen  ftdj  redjtS  intb  tinfS  an  if>n  unb  feljen  mit  gefpanntet  Sfteugier 
an  tljm  fjinauf. 

1555  2)  a  fam  ber  Sanbbogt  gegen  mid)  bafyer, 
@r  gang  aUein  mit  mir,  ber  aurf)  aEein  tear, 
SIo^  3Renf4>  ju  ^Dlenfd^,  unb  neben  un§  ber  Stbgrunb; 
Unb  al§  ber  £erre  mein  anfic^tig  toarb 
Unb  mid?  erfannte,  ben  er  !urj  jubor 

1560  llm  fletner  llrfacfy'  toitten  fairer  gebii^t, 
Unb  fafy  mt^>  mit  bent  ftattlicf>en  ©etoefyr 
3)a^er  gefc^ritten  !ommen,  ba  berblajjt'  er; 
2)ie  ^nie'  berfagten  ifym;  id^>  fa^>  e§  lommen, 
2)afj  er  je^t  an  bie  $el§n)anb  toiirbe  finlen. 

1565  2)  a  jammerte  mi<^  fein;  \<fy  trat  ju  if>m 

Sefd^eibentlic^  unb  fbrad^:  %fy  bin's,  £err  Sanbbogt. 
@r  aber  fonnte  feinen  armen  2aut 
STuS  feinem  9)iunbe  geben.    5)iit  ber  §anb  nur 
SQBinft'  er  mir  fcfytoeigenb,  meine^  2Beg§  ju  gefyn; 

1570  ®a  ging  td^  fort  unb  fanbt'  i^>m  fein  ©efolge, 


©r  ^at  bor  bir  gejittert;  tue^e  bir! 

S)a^  bu  ifyn  fc^toad)  gefe^n,  bergiebt  er  me. 

Sett 
2)rum  meib'  id)  ifyn,  unb  er  ioirb  mid>  nid)t  fud^en. 


SBIeib'  fyeute  nur  bort  toeg.    ©e^'  lieber  jagen. 

Sett 

1575  2Ba§  faflt  bir  ein? 


id)  angftigt'8.    Sleibe  toeg. 
Xett 
2Bie  fannft  bu  bid)  fo  o^ne  Urfacfy'  qualen? 


80  2Biu>lm 


2BeiI'S  feine  Urfad}'  fyat.    Sett,  bleibe  fyter! 

Sea 
£5$  fyab'3  berfbrodjen,  liebe§  2Beib,  ju  !ommen. 

$eb»t8 
^Jtiifjt  bu,  fo  ge^',  nur  laffe  mir  ben  ^naben. 

3BoU^cr 
1580  9Mn,  SRutterc^en.    ^c^  ge^e  mit  bem  SSater. 


,  berlaffen  toittft  bu  betne  Gutter? 

SBattljer 
bring'  bir  aud^  toa§  §ubfd^el  mit  bom 

®eljt  mU  bem  Sater. 


Gutter,  ic^>  bletbe  bei  bir. 

Jpebtiltg,  umarntt  i^n, 

^a,  bu  bift 
•Jftein  Iiebe§  ^inb,  bu  bletbft  mir  noi^  aHetn. 

@ie  geljt  an  ba§  $oft^or  unb  folgt  ben  St&ge^enben  tonge  mit  ben  Stugen. 


Sine  eingefdjtoffene  Wilbe  SBalbgegenb;  ©taubba^e  ftiirjen  Bon  ben 
gelfen. 


i8ert{)a  ttn  3aflbf(eib.    ©teit^  barauf  Subenj. 

SJcrt^a 

folgt  mir.    ©nblic^  fann  id^  m\<fy  erflaren. 

JHubcnj,  tritt  rafrf)  ein, 

in,  je^t  enblid?  finb'  id?  eud^  attein  ; 
2lbgritnbe  fc^Iie^en  ring§  umf>er  un§  ein; 


fritter  lufjug.    3tt)eite  @$ene.  81 

%n  biefer  2Bilbni§  fiircfyt'  id}  feinen  $eugen; 
3Som  §erjen  todl$'  id)  biefeS  lange  ©cfytoeigen. 


1590    Seib  iljir  getoijj,  bafj  un§  bie  ^agb  ni$t  folgt? 


i[t  bort  fytnau§.    ^e^t  ober  nie. 
^cf)  miif;  ben  teuren  2tugenbli(f  ergreifen; 
(Sntfcfyieben  fei)en  mu^  \<fy  mein  ©efcfyicf, 
Unb  foUt'  e§  midp  auf  elrig  Don  eud)  fc^eiben. 
1595  D  toaffnet  eure  giit'gen  Sltcfe  nid^t 

2Kit  biefer  finftern  ©trenge.    3Ber  bin  id^, 
id)  ben  fiifynen  2Bunfc^  ju  eu$  er^ebe? 
l>at  ber  9iu^m  nod;  nirfjt  genannt  ;  ic§  barf 
in  bie  ^eify'  nicf)t  ftetten  mit  ben  bittern, 
1600  3)ie  fiegberii^mt  unb  glcinjenb  euc^  umtoerben. 

E)ab'  id?,  al§  mein  §erj  boll  £reu'  unb  Siebe. 

Scrt^a,  ernft  unb  ftreng, 

i^r  toon  2iebe  reben  unb  bon 
2)er  treulo^  h)irb  an  feinen  nacfy[ten 

SRubens  tritt  juriict. 

25er  <3!Iat)e  Dfterretd^g,  ber  fid^  bem  $rembling 
1605  SSerfauft,  bcm  Unterbriicfer  feine§ 


SSon  eudi>,  mein  ^raulein,  ^5r'  ic^  biefen  3Sorn)urf? 
2Ben  fud^>'  id^>  benn,  al§  eud^,  auf  jener  ©eite? 

Scrtlja 

3CRid?  benft  i^r  auf  ber  <Seite  be§  3Serrat§ 
3u  finben?    (Si)er  loofft'  id^  meine  £>anb 
1610  2)em  ©e^Ier  felbft,  bem  Unterbrudcr,  fd^enfen, 
21I§  bem  naturbergefj'nen  ©o^n  ber  (Sd^lDeij, 
2)er  fidf)  ju  fetnem  2Berfjeug  macfyen  fann. 


82  SBityelm  £ett. 

JRubens 

D  ©ott,  toa§  mufj  id?  fjoren? 


2Bie  !  toa§  Itegt 
2)em  guten  SRenfd^en  nafyer,  al§  bie  (Semen? 

1615  ©iebt'3  fd?onre  ^flicfyten  fiir  ein  eble§  £erj, 
3118  ein  Serteibiger  ber  Unfd?ulb  fern, 
£>a§  S^ed^t  ber  Unterbriicfteu  ju  bef  Airmen? 
2)te  (Seele  blutet  mir  um  euer  SSoIf  ; 
£3$  leibe  mit  i^m,  benn  109  mufj  e§  Iteben, 

1620  £>a§  fo  befcf)eiben  ift  unb  bod?  boll  tfraft; 
@§  jie^t  mein  ganje§  §erg  mic^  311  ifym  ^in; 
9Jltt  jebem  Stage  lern'  id^'§  mel^r  bere^ren. 
^l>r  aber,  ben  9iatur  unb  SRittcr^flic^t 
2$m  jum  geborenen  33efd?u^er  gaben, 

1625  Unb  ber'§  b  e  r  I  a  ^  t  ,  ber  treiilo§  iibertritt 
3um  ^einb,  unb  ^etten  fc^miebet  feinem  2anb, 
^x  frib'8,  ber  mid?  berle^t  unb  Iranft  ;   id?  mu 
SRein  §erj  bejtoingen,  ba^  id?  eud?  nid?t  ^>affe. 

Ofubenj 
5Sia  id?  benn  nid?t  bag  Seftc  meineS  SSolf§? 

1630  ^)m  unter  Dftreid?3  mad?t'gem 
2)en  $rieben  — 


h)oHt  ifyr  il>m  bereiten. 
S)ic  ^reiljeit  toofft'  i^r  au§  bem  le^ten  @d?lo^, 
SDa§  il>r  nod?  auf  ber  @rbe  blteb,  berjagen. 
2)as  SSolI  berftel>t  fid?  beffer  auf  fein  ©lud;; 
1635  ^ein  6d?ein  toerfiifyrt  fein  fid?ere§  ©efii^l. 
@ud?  fyaben  fie  bal  yity  um§  §aubt  getnorfen. 


>a^t  mid?,  i^r  berad?tet  mid?. 


2)ritter  2luf$ug.    3n)eitc  ©jene.  83 


at'  \d)'%,  mir  tocire  beffer.     2lber  ben 
33erarf)tet  fefyen  unb  fceracfytungStoert, 
1640  SDen  man  gern  lieben  morfjte  — 

[Rubens 

33ert$a! 

3f)r  geiget  mir  ba§  {;od>fte  ^immel^gludf 
Unb  ftiirjt  mi$  tief  in  einem  2lugenblidf. 

SScrt^a 

?Rein,  nein,  ba§  @ble  ift  nicfyt  ganj  erfticft 
%n  eucfy.     @§  fcf)tummert  nur,  id^  toitf  e§  toedfen; 
1645  ^i;r  miifjt  ©etoalt  au^iiben  an  eud^>  felbft, 
®ie  angeftammte  Xiigenb  ju  ertoten; 
2)od^,  too^l  euc^,  fie  ift  mticfytiger  al§  i^r, 
Unb  trot}  eud)  felber  fetb  ibr  gut  unb  ebel. 


3^r  glaubt  an  mic^?    D  Scrt^a,  aUe§ 
1650  3Jiid9  eure  Siebe  fein  unb  tuerben. 


©eib, 

bie  ^errlid^e  Sfiatur  eucfy  mad^te. 
©rfuttt  ben  ^Ia^,  toofyin  fie  euc^  gefteUt; 
3u  eurem  SSoIfe  fte^>t  unb  eurem  2anbe 
Unb  fam^ft  fiir  euer  fyeilig 


mir! 

1655  SSie  fann  ic^  eud^>  erringen,  euc^  befi^en, 
2Benn  ic^  ber  2ftacf)t  be§  ^aifer§  toiberftrebe  ? 
3ft'*  ber  SSertoanbten  mac^t'ger  2Bitte  nicfyt, 
2)er  iiber  eure  §anb  ttyrannifd)  lualtet? 


84  SBityelm 


$jn  ben  SBalbftatten  liegen  meine  ©liter, 
1660  Unb  ift  ber  ©cfytoeijer  fret,  fo  bin  aud>  i 


Sertfya,  toeld?  einen  Slicf  tljwt  ifyr  mir  auf  ! 
Bettyi 

£offt  ni$t,  burd?  iDftreidjg  ©unft  mid?  ju  erringen; 

•ftad?  meinem  @rbe  (trecien  fie  bie  §anb  ; 

2)a§  toiff  man  mit  bem  grojjen  @rb'  bereinen. 
1665  2)iefelbe  Sanbergier,  bie  eure  ^reifyeit 

3Serf4)Iingen  toitt,  fie  bro^et  aud)  ber  meinen. 

D  ^reunb,  jum  D^fer  bin  id?  au^erfeljn, 

SSieHeicfyt,  um  einen  ©iinftling  jit  belofynen. 

Sort,  too  bie  ^alfd^^eit  unb  bie  9?anfe  n)of>nen, 
1670  £in  an  ben  ^aiferi)of  toiH  man  micfy  jie^n; 

3)ort  Barren  mein  ber^a^ter  (S^e  ^etten; 

3)ie  Siebe  nur,  bie  eure,  !ann  micfy  retten. 


*-$)*  fbnntet  eitcfy  entfd^Iie^en,  ^)ier  ju  leben, 
!yn  meinem  SSaterlanbe  mein  jit  fein  ? 
1675  D  SBertfya,  att  mein  @e{)nen  in  ba€  2Beite, 
h?ar  e§,  al§  ein  ©treben  nur  nad^  eud 
fud)f  id^  einjig  auf  bem  2Beg  b 
Unb  aff  mein  ©f>rgeij  n>ar  nur  meine  2iebe. 
^onnt  i^>r  mit  mir  cud?  in  bie§  ftitte  ^fyal 
1680  ©infd^Iie^en  unb  ber  @rbe  ©lanj  entfagen, 
D  bann  ift  meineS  (StrebenS  3^^  gefunben; 
2)ann  mag  ber  Strom  ber  toilbbetoegten  2BeIt 
2tn§  fid^re  Ufer  biefer  Serge  fdjlagen. 
fliid?tige§  SSerlangen  ^ab'  id?  mel>r 


fritter  Slufgug.    Broeite  ©gene.  85 

1685  £incw§  ju  fenben  in  be§  2eBen§  SBeiten; 
2)ann  mogen  biefe  ^elfen  urn  un§  fyer 
2>ie  unburcfybringlicfy  fefte  Iftauer  Breiten, 
Unb  bie§  berfcfylofj'ne  fel'ge  £fyal  attein 
$um  £immel  off  en  unb  gelicfytet  fein. 


1690  ^e^t  Bift  bu  gang,  tote  bid^  mein  a^nenb  ^>erj 
©etrdumt,  mtd^  I)at  mein  ©laube  nic^t  Betrogen. 


^al^r'  f>in,  bu  eitler  2Ba^n,  ber  mid)  Bet^ort! 
^3^)  fott  ba§  ©liicE  in  meiner  ^eimat  finben. 
§ier,  too  ber  $naBe  fro^Iid)  aufgeBIuf>t, 

1695  2Bo  taufenb  $reitbetyuren  mid)  umgeben, 
2Bo  aUe  Quetten  mir  unb  Sciume  leBen, 
^$m  SSaterlanb  toittft  bu  bie  9Jleine  toerben. 
Slc^!  too^I  IjaB'  ic^  e§  ftetf  gelieBt.    3$  fityl'3 
@§  fel|Ite  mir  gu  jebem  ©liicf  ber  ©rben. 
23ertf)a 

1700  2Bo  tear'  bie  fel'ge  ^nfel  aufjufinben, 

2Benn  fie  ni$t  ^>ier  ift,  in  ber  ttnfc^iilb  Sanb? 
§ier,  too  bie  alte  £reue  ^eimtfc^  h)o{)nt, 
2Bo  fid)  bie  ^alfdjfyeit  noc^  nirfit  fyingefunben, 
2)a  triiBt  lein  9fieib  bie  Duette  unfer§  ©liidfg, 

1705  Unb  eh)ig  F^ell  entflief)en  un§  bie  ©tunben. 
2)a  fet^'  id^  bid)  im  ecfyten  SJidnnertuert, 
35en  erften  t»on  ben  greien  unb  ben  ©leicfyen, 
3Jiit  reiner,  freier  ^mlbigung  bere^rt, 

toie  ein  $6nig  toirft  in  feinen  9fieid^en. 


1710  ®a  fei>'  id^  bid^,  bie  ^rone  aHer 


SBilljefm  £efl. 

^n  toeiblid)  rei^enber  ©efdjciftigfeit, 
%n  meinem  £au§  ben  £immel  mir  erbauen, 
Unb  tme  ber  ^riifyltng  f^ine  33Iumen  ftreut, 
•Kit  fcfybner  Slnmut  mir  ba§  Seben  fcfymiicfen 
1715  Unb  afle§  ring?  beleben  unb  begliicfen. 


,  teurer  ^reunb,  toarum  109  trauerte, 
21I§  id?  bie§  ^oc^fte  2eben§glucf  bid^  felbft 
3erftoren  fa^.—  2Befy  mir!    2Bie  ftunb'g  um  mid^, 
SBenn  ic^  bem  ftolgen  fitter  mii^te  folgen, 
1720  S)em  Sanbbebriicfer  auf  fein  finftre§  @4)Io^! 

£ier  ift  fein  @ci)Io^.    SJlic^  f^eiben  leine  3)tauern 
3Son  einem  SBoIf,  ba§  id^  beglud;en  fann. 

8btben§ 

2)od^,  h)ie  mid^  retten?  toie  bie  ©d^Iinge  lofen, 
2)ie  id)  mir  tfyoridjt  felbft  umg  £aupt  gelegt? 

S5crtl)0 
1725  Bei^ei^  fte  m*t  mannlid^em  ©ntfd^Iu^. 

audj  braul  Voerbe,  ftei)'  §11  beinem  SSoIf. 
ift  bein  angeborner  ^Sla§ 


nd^er.    $ort,  h)ir  miiffen  fd^eiben. 
giir§  SSaterlanb,  bu  lam^fft  fiir  beine  2iebe. 
1730  @§  ift  ein  $einb,  bor  bem  h)ir  atte  jittern, 
Unb  eine  grei^eit  mad^t  un§  aUe  fret, 


THE  TELL  STATUE  AT  ALTORF.    Act  III,  Sc.  3. 


©ritter  Sdifjug.    2>ritte  @jene.  87 


Drttte  Sscne. 

SBiefe  bet  SUtorf.   3>m  SSorbergmnb  S3ciumc  ;  in  bcr  £tefe  ber  §ut  auf 

eater  @tange.    £)er  ^rofpelt  ttrirb  begrengt  burcf)  ben  33annkrg,  fiber 

toeldjem  ein  @d)neegebirg  emporragt. 

unb  fieut^otb  fatten  SBac^e. 


2Bir  ^affen  auf  umfonft.    @§  hntf  fid^  ntemanb 
§eran  begeben  unb  bem  $ut  fetn'  9teberenj 
©rjeigen.    '§  tt>ar  bod^  fonft  tine  ^afyrmarft  ^>ie 
1735  Se^t  if*  ^er  San5e  2lnger  tote  berobet, 

©ettbem  ber  ^Po^anj  auf  ber  ©tange  ^angt. 


5«ur  fd&led&t  ©efmbel  la^t  fic^  fe^n  unb  fc^toingt 
Un§  jum  SSerbrte^e  bie  jerlumpten  SJiii^en. 
2Sa§  recite  Seute  finb,  bie  madden  lieber 

1740  2)en  langen  Umtoeg  um  ben  fyalben  ^ledfen, 
6^'  fie  ben  ^iicfen  beugten  bor  bem  £ut. 

^rtcparbt 

@ie  miiffen  iiber  biefen  s$latj,  toenn  fie 
SSom  ^atfyauS  fommen  um  bie  5Ulittag§ftunbe. 
2)a  meint'  id)  fd^on,  'nen  guten  $ang  ju  t^un, 

1745  $)enn  feiner  bad^te  bran,  ben  ^ut  ju  grii^en; 
3)a  fie^t'S  ber  $faff',  ber  SRSffdmann,  —  lam  juft 
SSon  einem  ^ranlen  fyer,  —  unb  ftettt'  fid^  fyin 
9Jitt  bem  ^o^iDitrbigen,  grab'  bor  bie  6tange. 
3)er  ©igrift  mujjte  mit  bem  ©lorflein  fd^eEen; 

1750  2)a  fielen  att'  aufg  ^nie,  id^i  felber  mit, 

Unb  gritjjten  bie  2Jlonftranj,  bod;  ni4»t  ben  §ut. 


88  SBUfjetm  Sell. 

£cutf)olb 

£ore,  ©efeff,  e§  fcingt  mir  an  jit  beucfyten, 

2Bir  ftefyen  fyier  am  granger  bor  bem  §ut  ; 

'3  ift  bodfj  ein  ©rfn'mbf  fur  einen  9teiter3mann, 
1755  <3dE)ilbh)acf)'  §u  ftefm  Dor  einem  leeren  £ut, 

llnb  jeber  recite  $erl  mu|  un§  berai^ten. 

©te  S^eberenj  ju  madden  einem  ^ut, 

@3  ift  bod^,  traun,  ein  na'rrifcfyer  33efe^I. 
^ricporbt 

2Barum  nid^t  einem  leeren,  fyofylen  §ut? 
1760  Sitcfft  bii  bid^  bod^)  bor  mand^em  I)of)Ien  ©d^dbcl. 

$iIbegarb,9Ke^t{)Hbunb6t§betI)  tretcn  auf  mil  ^tnbern  unb  fteHen 
ftdj  urn  bic  Stange. 


Unb  bu  bift  aud;  fo  ein  bienftfert'ger  ©d^urfe, 
Unb  brad^teft  toacfre  Seute  gern  ins  UngliicE. 
•Stag,  toer  ba  toitt,  am  £>ut  boriiberge^n, 
^5^)  briirf'  bie  2lugen  ju  unb  fe^)'  nid^t  fyin. 


1765  5Da  ^angt  ber  Sanbbogt;  ^abt  9tefbelt,  i^r  23uben! 


©ott,  er  ging*  unb  lie^'  un§  f  einen  £mt  ! 
fottte  brum  nicfyt  fd^Ied^ter  fte^n  um§  Sanb. 

$rteparbt,  fterf^eu^t  fte, 

>r  bom  $Ia$  !    aSerh)unfd?te§  SSolf  ber  2Beiber  ! 
2Ber  fragt  nacfy  eud)?    @df)id:t  eure  banner  fyer, 
1770  SSenn  fte  ber  -Kiit  ftid^t,  bem  SBefef)!  ju  trotjen. 

SSJetber  ge^en. 

%  e  1  1  mil  ber  Wrmbrufl  trttt  auf,  ben  Snaben  an  ber  £anb  f  uljrenb  ;  fie  ge{»en 
an  bem  $ut  »orbei  gegen  bie  »orbere  ©jene,  o^ne  barauf  ju  ai^ten. 


fritter  2hifgug.    2)ritte  ©gene.  89 


jetgt  nacfj  bem  SSannberg, 

$ater,  tft'S  toafyr,  bajj  auf  bem  Serge  bort 
£)ie  Saume  bluten,  toenn  man  einen  ©treicfj 
SDrauf  fitfyrte  mit  ber  2lr.t? 

Sett 

3Ber  fagt  bag,  £nabe? 


®er  3)ieifter  §irt  ergaf)It'g.    £>te  Sa'ume  feien 
1775  ©ebannt,  fagt  er,  unb  luer  fie  fcfya'btge, 
®em  toad^fe  feine  §anb  fyerauS  jum  ©rabe. 

Sett 

2)ie  Sa'ume  finb  gebannt,  ba§  ift  bie  2Ba^r^eit 
<Siei>ft  bu  bie  $irnen  bort,  bie  toei^en  Corner, 
®ie    o(f)  bi§  in  ben    >immel   id    berlieren? 


1780  ®a§  finb  bie  ©letfd^er,  bie  be§  sJlad^t§  fo  bonnern 
Unb  un§  bie  ©d^Iaglatoinen  nieberfenben. 

Sett 

@o  ift'3,  unb  bie  Saiuinen  fatten  la'ngft 
3)en  glecfen  Slltorf  unter  ifyrer  Saft 
3Serfrf)uttet,  it>enn  ber  28alb  bort  oben  nid^t 

1785  21I§  eine  2anbtoef>r  fid)  bagegen  fteEte. 

2S(l(t^crr  nafO  eiiugem  33eftnnett, 

©iebt'g  fidnber,  SSater,  too  nicbt  Serge  finb? 

Sett 

2Benn  man  fyinunter  fteigt  toon  unfern  £ofyen, 
Unb  immer  tiefer  fteigt,  ben  ©tromen  nad^), 
©elangt  man  in  ein  grofjeS,  eb'ne§  2anb, 
1790  2Bo  bie  SBalbmaffer  nicf)t  mefyr  braufenb  fd^aumen, 


90  SBityelm  £eU. 

SDie  $Iitffe  rufyig  unb  gemacfylidji  jiefyn  ; 
25a  fiefyt  man  frei  narf)  alien  £immel3raumen  ; 
®a§  £orn  toacfyft  bort  in  langen,  fcfyimen  2luen, 
Unb  ftne  ein  ©arten  ift  ba§  2anb  ju  fdf)auen. 


1795  @i,  3Sater,  tuarum  ftetgen  hrir  benn  nid^t 
©efcf)iuinb  t)tnab  in  biefei  fd^one  Sanb, 
6iatt  baf?  n?ir  un§  ^ier  angftigen  unb  plagen? 

Sett 

2)a§  Sanb  ift  fd)on  unb  giitig,  ioie  bcr  ^i 
2)0^,  bie'§  bebauen,  fie  geniejjen  nid^t 

1800  3)en  <Segen,  ben  fie 


fie 
frei,  h)ie  bu,  auf  ifyrem  eignen  @rbe  ? 

Sett 
3)a§  ^elb  ge^ort  bem  S3if$of  unb  bem 

{Battle* 

@o  biirfen  fte  bod^  frei  in  2BdIbern  jagen? 

Sett 
2)em  §errn  ge^ort  ba§  3BiIb  unb  ba§  ©efieber. 


1805  @ie  biirfen  bod^  frei  fifd^en  in  bem  <Strom? 

Sett 
2)er  ©trom,  ba§  3Reer,  ba§  ©alj  gefyort  bem  ^ijnig. 

2BnItl)cr 
Sffier  ift  ber  $onig  benn,  ben  atfe  fiirc^ten? 

Sett 
6§  ift  ber  eine,  ber  fie  fcfyiiljt  unb  nafyrt. 


©rttter  Stufjug.    2>ritte  @jene.  91 


@ie  fonnen  fid)  nicfyt  mutig  felbft  befcp^en? 

£eH 
1810  £)ort  barf  ber  -ftacfybar  ntcfyt  bem  -iRacfybar  trauen. 


3Sater,  e§  it)irb  mir  eng  im  toeiten  Sanb  ; 
S)a  tt)o^>n'  icfy  lieber  unter  ben  Satoinen. 


tft'8  beffer,  £tnb,  bie  ©Ietfrf)erberge 
^m  9tucven  fyaben,  aid  bie  bofen  SJienfd^en. 

<ste  tooHen  toorilberge^cn. 

SBaltljcr 

1815  @i,  SBater,  fief>  ben  §ut  bort  auf  ber  ©tange. 


liimmert  un§  ber  §ut?    $omm',  Ia^  un§  ge^en. 

3nbem  er  abgeljen  tetE,  tritt  t^m  ftrieBfjarbt  mit  toorge^oltener  ^ile  entgegen. 


^n  be§  ^aifer§  ^amen  !    §altet  an  unb  fte^t. 

£ettf  greift  in  bie  pie, 

2Ba§  toottt  i^r?    SSarum  ^altet  tyr  mid9  auf? 


S^r  ^abt'g  3Jlanbat  berle^t;  i^r  mii^t  un§  folgen. 

i!dttI)Dlb 

1820  3^>r  fyabt  bem  §ut  nid^t  9iet)erenj  behriefen. 

Sc« 

^reunb,  Ia|  mia^  gefyen. 

orbt 

t,  fort  in§  ©efa'ngnis  ! 


92  ffittyelm  £eH. 

SBolt^cr 

£>en  $ater  in§  ©efangni§  !  £ilfe!  £tlfe!  3«  Me  ©jene  rufenb, 
£>erbet,  ifyr  banner,  gitte  Seute,  fyelft! 
©eiualt  !     ©etualt  !     <3te  fu^ren  i^n  gefangen. 

SRSffelmann,   ber   $farrer,  unb  ^etermann,  ber  ©igrtfi,  fomnten 
Ijerbet,  mil  brei  anbern  iUldnnern. 

(Stgrtft 

1825  2Ba«  gtebt'§? 

;)io)]c!mnitu 

2Ba3  legft  bu  ^anb  an  biefen  3Jlann? 


®r  ift  ein  getnb  be§  ^aifer§,  ein  SSerrater. 

XcH,  fafit  i^n  ^eftig, 

@in  SSerrciter,  td^)? 

!){bffclmaitit 

®u  irrft  bid),  $reunb.    25a§  ift 
3)er  ^eH,  ein  @f>renmann  unb  guter  Sitrger. 

2®olt^cr,  erfetictt  SBalt^er  prften  unb  etlt  i^m  entgegen, 

©rojjtoater,  ^ilf!     ©etoalt  gefc^ie^t  bem  SSater. 


1830  ^n§  ©efangni§,  fort! 

2BaftIjer  ^iltft,  ^erBeteitenb, 

3d^  leifte  Surgfc^aft, 
Urn  ©otte§  hnllen,  SCett,  h)a§  ift  gefd>e^en? 

9ReI$t!jal  unb  ©tauf  fa^er  fomnten. 


2)e§  2anbbogt§  ober^errlic^e  ©eh)alt 
SSerad^tet  er  unb  toitt  fie  nid^t  erfennen. 

<Stauffad)er 
2)a«  ^att'  ber  £eH  get^an? 


fritter  2tufjug.    S)ritte  ©gene.  93 

2Md)tl)at 

£)a§  lugft  bu,  33ube! 
Seutljolb 
1835  @r  fyat  bem  $ut  ntcfyt  Steberenj  behnefen. 

SBalt^er  prft 

Unb  barum  fott  er  in§  ©efangni§  ?    $reunb, 
^imm  meine  Siirgfd^aft  an  unb  Ia^  ifyn  lebig. 


urg'  bu  fur  bid)  unb  beinen  etgnen  Seib. 
3Bir  t^un,  toaS  unfer§  2lmte§.    ^ort  mit  i^m  ! 

9)feldjtljalf  5U  ben  Canbleuten, 

1840  3fJein,  ba§  ift  fd^retenbe  ©etoalt.     drtragen  ftjir'g, 
S5a^  man  if>n  fortfiifyrt,  frec^,  J?or  unfern  2lugen? 

©tgrift 

9Sir  ftnb  bte  <Starlern.    ^reunbe,  buIbet'S  nid^t. 
2Btr  ^aben  einen  5titcfen  an  ben  anbern. 


2Ber  toiberfc|t  ftd^  bem 

9Jo^  brci  Sanbleute,  rjerBetettenb, 
1845  2Bir  ^elfen  eucij.    9Sa§  giebt'S  ?    ©c^lagt  fie  gu  SBoben. 

b,  2Kei$t^tIb  unb  @l§6etl)  lommeit  jurttct. 


fyelfe  mir  fc^on  felbft.    ©efyt,  gute  Seute. 

r,  n>enn  id^  bte  ^raft  gebraurf)en  toottte, 
iDiirbe  mic^  bor  ifyren  <S^ie^en  fiir(f;ten  ? 


unfrer 

S-iirft  nub  Stauffndjcr 
1850  ©elaffen! 


94  SBttylm  Sell. 


2lufruf>r  unb  ©mporung! 

2Ran  IjSrt  3agbf)5rner. 

SBetter 

25a  lommt  ber  Sanbtoogt. 

$rieparbt,  erfjefit  bte  (Stimme, 

SJieuteret  !     @mporung  ! 
©tauffadjer 

Secret',  6i§  bu  berfteft,  ©c^urfe  ! 

JUiiffcimanu  unb  !Dtcirt)tl)nl 

SBtttft  bu  fc^toetgen? 

t,  ruft  no<^  tauter, 

ben  Sienern  b 


ift  ber  SSogt.    SBefy  un§,  fo>a§  toirb  ba§  toerben? 

>r  ju  5pferb,  -ben  fjalfen  auf  ber  ftauft,  iRubolf  ber  §arra§, 
SBertfya  unb  iRubenj,   etn  flrope§   ©efolge  toon  beroaffneten  ^ned^tcn, 
tteldje  einen  $rei§  toon  $tfen  urn  bie  ganje  ©jene  j^lie^en. 

9iitbolf  ber  £arrad 
1855  ^SIa|,  ^pla§  bem  Sanbfeogtl 

er 

3;rei6t  |te  au3einanber. 
2Ba§  lauft  ba§  3SoI!  gufammen?    2Ber  ruft  §ilfe? 

Stagemeine  ©title. 

2Ber  tuar'S  ?    ^d()  tottf  e§  toiffen ;  ju  grte&sarbt, 

2)u  tritt  tior. 
2Ber  bift  bu,  unb  tr>a§  ^altft  bu  biefen  9ftann? 

©r  gie6t  ben  gotten  einem  S)tener. 


©eftrenger  §err,  td^  bin  bein  2Baffenfnecfyt 
1860  Unb  toofylbeftettter  2Bac^ter  bet  bem  §ut. 


3)ritter  Slufjug.    2)ritte  ©jene.  95 


®iefen  Warm  ergriff  idE)  itber  frifcfyer 
9Bte  er  bem  £ut  ben  (Efyrengruji  toerfagte. 
SSer^aften  toollt'  id^>  ifyn,  nrie  bu  befafylft, 
Unb  mit  ©etoalt  tuia  ifyn  ba§  SSoIf  entrei^cn. 


nacf)  einer  ^Saufe, 

1865  SSerad^teft  bu  fo  beinen  ^aifer,  STett, 

Unb  mid^,  ber  ^ier  an  feiner  (Statt  gebietet, 
2)a^  bu  bie  @f)r'  berfagft  bem  §ut,  ben  icfy 
3ur  ^Briifung  be§  ©el)orfam§  aufge^angen? 
®em  65fe§  SCrac^ten  fyaft  bu  mtr  berraten. 
2cC 

1870  SSerjeifyt  mir,  lieber  §err.    2lu§  Unbebad^t, 
5Kid)t  au§  SSerac^tung  eurer  tft'§  gefd^e!E)n. 
2Bdr'  id)  befonnen,  ^ie^'  trf)  nid^t  ber  £ett; 
^5^)  bitt'  um  ©nab',  e§  foE  nid^t  met>r  begegnen. 


^  etnigem  ©tiflf^toeigen, 

25u  bift  em  ^Jletfter  auf  ber  Slrmbruft,  ^eE; 
1875  3Jlan  fagt,  bu  nefymft  e§  auf  mit  jebem  ©cfyittjen? 

gBalt^cr  Sett 

Unb  ba§  mu^  tua^r  fein,  §err;  'nen  2l^fel  fd^ie^t 
2)er  SSater  bir  bom  Saurn  auf  fjunbert  ©cfyritte. 


bag  bein 

SeH 

^30,  lieber  £err. 
©c^Ier 

t  bu  ber  £inber  rne^r? 
Sea 


96  SBiUjelm  Sett. 

©ejjler 

1880  Unb  toelcfyer  ift'S,  ben  bu  am  meiften  liebft? 

Sell 
£>err,  beibe  ftnb  fie  tnir  gleid}  liebe  $inber. 

OJefjler 

•ftun,  £ett,  toeil  bu  ben  Sfyfel  triffft  bom  SBaume 
Sluf  fyunbert  ©cfyritte,  fo  h)trft  bit  beine  ^unft 
3Sor  mir  befea^ren  miifjen.     5Rtmm  bie  totbruft, — 
1885  S)it  fyaft  fie  gleic^  jur  §anb, — unb  macb,'  bid^  fertig, 
©inen  2l^fel  bon  be§  ^naben  $opf  ju  fd^ie^en. 
©0^,  rtttt  icb,  raten,  jiele  gut,  ba^  bu 
2)en  Slpfel  treffeft  auf  ben  erften  @d^u^; 
S)enn  fefjlft  bu  tfyn,  fo  ift  bein  $opf  berloren. 

Sine  ge6en  3etc^en  be§  ©c^rectenS. 

Sc« 

1890  §err,  toelcf)e§  Unge^eure  finnet  it)r 

9Kir  an?    %fy  foU  bom  ^au^te  meine§  ^inbe§  — 
^Rein,  nein  bocfyx  Iteber  §err,  ba§  lommt  eucb,  nid^t 
3u  ©inn.  SSet^ut'g  ber  gnaVge  ©ott!  2)a§  fonnt  tyr 
^m  (Srnft  Don  einem  SSater  nid^t  begei>ren. 

©cfilcr 

1895  2)u  hrirft  ben  2(^fel  fd^ie^en  bon  bem  5loj)f 
SDe§  ^naben;   id}  bege^r'g  unb  toitt'^. 

Xclt 

3$  fott 

9Rtt  meiner  Strmbruft  auf  ba§  liebe  §aubt 
3)e§  eignen  $inbe§  jielen?  ©i>er  fterb'  icfy. 

©cjjlcr 

2)u  fcf)ie^eft,  ober  ftirbft  mit  beinem  ^naben. 


fritter  3fafjug.    Dritte  @j«ne.  97 

Sett 

1900  3>rf>  foE  ber  -Uftorber  toerben  tneine§ 

£>err,  ifyr  fyabt  feine  $inber,  hriffet 

2Ba§  fia;  betoegt  in  eine§  23ater§ 
Seller 

@i,  STeH,  bu  btft  ja  ^lo^Iid^  fo  befonnen. 

5Ran  fagte  mir,  baft  bu  ein  ^rciumer  feift 
1905  Unb  bic^  entfernft  toon  anbrer  3)lenfc^en  2Beife. 

2)u  Itebft  ba§  ©eltfame;  brunt  ^>ab'  id^  je$t 

(gin  eigen  2Bagftii^  fiir  bicfy  au§gefud^t. 

@in  anbrer  too^I  bebacfcte  fid^  ;  b  u  briidft 

$)ie  2lugen  ju  unb  greifft  e§  fyerjfyaft  an. 


1910  @cf)erjt  nicfyt,  o  §err,  mit  biefen  armen  2eutcn. 
3_^r  fe^t  fie  bleid)  unb  jitternb  fte^n;   fo  toenig 
©inb  fie  ^ursu)etl§  getoo^nt  au§  eurem  50lunbe. 
•e|fer 

2Ber  fagt  eucfy,  ba^  id^  fd^erge? 

©tetft  nac^  einem  SBaumsmetge,  bet  ii&er  i^n  ^er^Sngt, 

§ier  ift  ber  Sfyfel. 

3Ran  marf)e  3^aum;  er  nef>me  feine  SSeite, 
1915  2Bie'§  SBraud^  ift;    ad^tjig  ©d^ritte  geb'  id^  i^m,  — 
9iicf)t  toeniger,  nod^  nte^r.    @r  riiF)mte  fidj, 
2(uf  i^rer  f>unbert  feinen  2Rann  ju  treffen. 
3e|t,  <5^e,  triff  unb  fe 
JKubolf  ber 

©ott,  ba§  iwirb  ernft^aft.    ^atte  nieber,  $nabe, 
1920  @g  gilt,  unb  flefy'  ben  2anbbogt  urn  bein  2eben! 

gBolt^er  prft 
Seifette  ju  27JeIdjtf)a(,  ber  launt  feine  Hngebutb  bejtuingt, 

§altet  an  euc^i,  id^  flefy'  eu^>  brum,  bleibt  ru^ig. 


98  SBitfjelm  £ett. 

$crtlja,  junt  Canbsogt, 

2afjt  e§  genug  fein,  £err.    Unmenfd^Itd^  ift '3, 

m\t  eine§  3Sater§  2lngft  alfo  ju  tyielen. 

2Benn  biefer  arme  9Jtann  aucfy  2eib  unb  Seben 
1925  SSeriwirft  burcfy  feine  leicfyte  6cfyulb,  bet  ©ott! 

@r  !)dtte  je^t  get)nfarf)en  £ob  em^funben. 

©ntla^t  if>n  ungefranft  in  feme  ^iitte ; 

@r  fyat  eud^  fennen  lernen;  biefer  <5tunbe 

2Birb  er  unb  feine  $inbe§finber  benfen. 

Wcfdcr 
1930  £)ffnet  bie  ©affe.  —  S"f^/  toa8  8<u»berft  bu? 

S)ein  Seben  ift  bertoirft,  i(^  fann  bid^  toten; 

Unb  fiefy,  icp  lege  gncibtg  bein  ©efcfyicf 

^n  beine  eigne  funftgeiibte  §anb. 

2)er  fann  nid^t  flagen  itber  fatten  ©^rud^, 
1935  35en  man  jum  ^Jieifter  feine§  (ScfyicEfalS  mac^t. 

3)u  rii^mft  bici^  beine3  fic^ern  §BItcE§.    2Bo^Ian! 

§ier  gilt  e§,  <S  c^)  ii  ^  e,  beine  ^unft  ju  jeigen ; 

S)a§  3^^  if*  tourbig,  unb  ber  ^rei§  ift  grofj. 

3)a§  ©d^toarge  treffen  in  ber  ©cfyeibe,  bag 
1940  ^ann  audj  ein  anbrer ;  ber  ift  mir  ber  SJieifter, 

2)er  feiner  $unft  getoi^  ift  iiberaH, 

3)em  '§  §erj  nid^t  in  bie  £anb  tritt,  nod^  in§  2luge. 

SBttlt^cr  3fflrftf  mirft  ^ t>or t^mnieber, 

§err  Sanbbogt,  toir  erfennen  eure  §ofyeit; 
2)ott^  laffet  ©nab'  toor  9terf)t  erge^en;  ne^mt 
1945  £)ie  §alfte  meiner  §abe,  nefymt  fie  gang. 
3^ur  biefes  ©rafjlicfye  erlaffet  einem  SSater. 

SSaltljcr  Sell 

©rofsbater,  Inte'  nid^t  bor  bem  falfcfyen  9Kann. 
©agt,  too  id>  ^infte^n  fott.     ^a)  fiird^t'  tnicfy  nia^t. 


fritter  Slufjug.    2>ritte  ©gene. 


£)er  2Sater  trifft  ben  SSogel  ja  im 
1950  ©r  totrb  nicfyt  fefylen  auf  ba§  £>erj  be§  $tnbe§. 

@tauffatf}er 

§err  Sanbtoogt,  riifyrt  eucfy  nicfyt  be§  $inbe§  Unfd^ulb? 

IHbffclmnun 

D  benfet,  bafc  ein  ©ott  im  ^immel  ift, 
2)em  if>r  mii^t  9tebe  ftefyn  fiir  eure  2:^aten. 

(Seller,  jeigt  auf  ben  Sna6en, 

9JZan  binb'  i^n  an  bie  2inbe  bort. 

iKtaltJjcr  Sett 

9Ric^  binben? 
1955  9^em,  id>  toitt  nid^t  gebunben  fein.    ^09  h)iU 

@ttU  fatten,  h)ic  ein  2amm,  unb  aucfy  nicf)t  atmen. 
2Senn  ii>r  midE)  binbet,  ncin,  fo  lann  icfy'S  nid^t, 
@o  k>erb'  ic^  toben  gegen  meine  Sanbe. 

Otobolf  bcr  $ana§ 
2)ie  2lugen  nur  laf$  bir  berbinben,  5lnabe. 

aBaltljcr  Sett 

1960  SSarum  bie  2lugen?    $)enfet  i^r,  id^  fiird^tc 
5Den  ^Jfeil  toon  3Sater§  ^anb?    ^c^  hjitt  i^n  feft 
Grtoarten  unb  nicfyt  jucfen  mit  ben  2Bim^ern. 
^rifcf),  SSater,  jeig'g,  ba^  bu  ein  ©cfytt^e  bift. 
@r  glaubt  btr'3  nici^t;  er  benft  un§  ju  berberben. 
1965  2)em  2Butrid^  jum  SSerbruffe  fd^ie^'  unb  triff. 

6r  getjt  an  bie  Sinbe,  man  legt  ttjnt  ben  Sl^fet  auf. 
5)Ic(cf)tf)al,  su  ben  Canbleuten, 

6ott  ber  grebel  fic^t  toor  unfern  Slugen 


iOO  SBifljetm  2eU. 

©touffadjer 

@g  ift  umfonft.    2Bir  fyaben  feinc  SBaffen; 
2$r  fefyt  ben  SOBalb  toon  2an$en  urn  un§  fyer. 


1970  D,  fatten  toir'3  tntt  frifcfyer  Sfyat  bottenbet  ! 
ify'd  ©ott  benen,  bie  jum  Stuff  cfyitb  rieten! 


2ln§  2Ber!!    5CRan  fu^rt  bie  2Baffen  nic^t 
©efa^rli^  ift'S,  ein  ^Otorbgetoefyr  gu  tragen, 
Unb  auf  ben  <5$utjen  f^ringt  ber  ^Sfetl 
1975  3)ie§  ftolje  ^ecfyt,  ba§  fid^  ber  Sauer  nimtnt, 
33eletbiget  ben  ^od)ften  §errn  be§  £anbe§. 
©eiuaffnet  fei  niemanb,  al§  toer  gebietet. 

t'g  euc^,  ben  ^Sfeil  511  fii^ren  unb  ben  Sogen, 
I,  fo  toitt  \<fy  ba§  3^e^  eil(^  ^aSu  geben. 


Xc0f  fponnt  bie  Strmbruft  unb  legt  ben  ^Sfeil  ouf, 

1980  £)ffnet  bie  ©affe. 


3fyr  jittert, 
S)ie  §anb  erbebt  cud?;  eure  ^niee  iuanlen. 

XeHf  lafet  bie  Strmbruft  fin!en, 

3)lir  fcfyhntnmt  e§  bor  ben  3lugen. 

SBeiber 

©ott  im  §immel  ! 

Xctt,  ium  Sanbtiogt, 

©rlaffet  mir  ben  ©cfyiijj.    §ter  ift  mein  £erj. 

®t  retfet  bie  53ruft  ouf. 

1985  3ftuft  eure  3teifigen  unb  ftofct  mic^  nieber. 


SDritter  2dif§ug.    SDritte  ©jene.  101 


%<fy  toitt  bein  Seben  nicfyt,  i$  toiU  ben 
2)u  fannft  ja  atte3,  £etf,  an  nicfytS  toerjagft  bu; 
SDa§  ©teiterruber  fitfyrft  bu  toie  ben  33ogen; 
2>i^  fd^rerft  lein  ©turm,  toenn  e§  ju  retten  gilt. 
1990  gefct,  better,  ^ilf  bir  fetbft;  311  retteft  atte. 

SeH  ftef)t  in  fiirc^terttc^em  Sam^f,  tnit  ben  £onben  jucfenb  unb  bie  roHenben 

Slugen  6alb  auf  ben  flanbfcogt,  6atb  jum  ^iminel  geridjtet.   ^lofcUrf)  gretft  er  in 

feiuen  ®<5cf)er,  nimrnt  einen  jtoetten  $fetl  IjerauS  unb  [tedtt  ttjn  in  feinen  ©otter. 

S)er  Snnboogt  6emer!t  aHe  btefe  SBetoegungen. 

SBoIt^Cr  SeKf  unter  bet  Sinbe, 

SSater,  fc^ie^'  bu.    %$  fiirc^t'  mid^i  nit^t. 

Sett 

@§  mu^. 

St  rafft  ftclj  jufantmen  unb  legt  an. 


ber  bie  ganje  Seit  UBer  in  ber  ^eftigften  ©panuung  geftanben  unb  tnit  ®ett)Qlt  an 
fid)  geljalten,  tritt  ^ertior, 

§err  Sanbbogt,  ioeiter  twerbet  i^r'5  nid^t  tretben; 
%fy  h>erbet  nid^t.    @§  toar  nur  eine  ^Sritfung; 
2)en  3toetf  ^abt  i^>r  erreid^t.    3U  toeit  getrieben, 
1995  3Serfe^)It  bie  ©trenge  i^re§  toeifen  3^e^g/ 
Unb  afljuftraff  gef^annt,  jerfpringt  ber  SSogen 

©efeler 

^S^r  fd^iweigt,  bi§  man  eucfj  aufruft. 


reben. 

barfs.    $e§  ^onigg  d^re  ift  mir  ^eiltg; 
fold)e§  Regiment  muf;  §a^  ertoerben. 
ift  be§  ^onigg  2Bitte  ni^t,  ic^  barf'S 


102  SBltyelm  Sett. 


©old;e  ©raufamleit  berbient 
2Jtein  33oll  nicfyt;  bagu  fyabt  ifyr  feine  33oUmad^t. 

(Sefeler 
£>a,  ifyr  erftifynt  eurf)  ! 


3$  fyab'  ftitf  gefcftfwegen 
3u  atten  fd^tt)eren  ^f>aten,  bte  id^  fa^; 
2005  SJlein  fefyenb  2luge  ^>ab'  ic^  jugefd^Ioffen  ; 
uber[cf)iDeIfenb  unb  em^orte§  §erj 
id)  ^inabgebriicEt  in  meinen  Sitfen; 
Icinger  fd^tueigen  toar'  33errat  jugleid^ 
2ln  meinem  SSatertanb  unb  an  bem  $atfer. 

SBcrt^B,  nrirft  fic^  jtoifc^en  if)it  unb  ben  SonbSogt, 

2010  D  ©ott!  ib,r  retjt  ben  SSiitenben  noc§  mefyr. 


SJiein  SSoIl  berlie^  icb,  ;  meinen  S3Iut§berh)anbten 
©ntfagt'  icfy,  aHe  Sanbe  ber  D'iatur 
3errtjj  \§f  um  an  euc^)  tnicb,  anjufd^Iie^en. 
2)a§  Sefte  atter  glaubt'  id^  ju  beforbern, 

2015  ®a  icb,  be§  ^aifer§  3Jlad^t  befeftigte. 

3)ie  33inbe  fclttt  toon  meinen  2lugen.     ©d^aubernb 
(Seb,'  id^  an  einen  2lbgrunb  mio^  gefiib,rt. 
HJiein  freie§  Urteil  b,abt  ib,r  irr  geleitet, 
3Jlein  reblicf>  §erj  berfiifyrt.    ^d^i  luar  baran, 

2020  SRein  SSoIf  in  befter  9Jleinung  ju  berberben. 


SSerioegner,  biefe  ©pracfye  beinem 


3)er  $aifer  ift  mein  £err,  nicpt  ib,r.  —  gtei  bin  icb, 
2Bie  ib,r  geboren,  unb  \<fy  meffe  mic^> 


2)rttter  Slufjug.    2>ritte  @$ene.  103 

3ftit  eucfy  in  jeber  ritterlicfyen  £ugenb. 
2025  Unb  ftiinbet  ifyr  nicfyt  fyier  in  $aifer§  9Zamen, 
£>en  \<fy  berefyre,  felbft  too  man  ifyn  fcfydnbet, 
$)en  ^anbfcfwfy  todrf  icfy  toor  eucfy  ^tn,  ifyr  fotttet 
9tad9  ritterlic^em  Sraud^  mir  3lnth)ort  geben. 
^a,  toinft  mir  euren  ^eifigen.     ^50^  fte^e 

2030    9itrf)t   tDe^rIo§   ba,    h)te   b  t  e.      2luf  ba§  SBolt  jeigenb, 

^5d9  ^ab'  ein  ©cfytoert, 
Unb  toer  mir  na^t  — 

@tauffadjerf  raft, 

®er  2t))fel  ift  gefaflen. 

Snbem  ftc^  aHe  nadj  biefer  (Seite  getoenbet  unb  93ertlja  jtnifc^en  fftubenj  unb 
ben  Sanbtjogt  fic^  geaorfen,  ^at  Xett  ben  ^Sfeil  abgebriictt. 

JRijffelmonn 
S)er  £nabe  lebt. 

icicle  Sttmmen 

2)er  2fyfel  ift  getroffen. 

SBalt^er  gttrft  fd^roanft  unb  bro^t  ju  ftnlen,  Sertlja  ^alt  t^n. 


erftaunt, 

gcfc^offen?    Sie?    2)er  ^Rafenbc! 


lebt.    5lommt  ju  euc^,  gitter  58ater. 


cf  lommt  mtt  bent  Slpfel  gefprungen, 

2035  5Bater  ^ier  ift  ber  2lpfel.    SBu^t'  ic^'§  ja, 
3)u  h)iirbeft  beinen  ^naben  nicfyt  berle^en. 

Xett  ftanb  mtt  Dorge&ognent  2eib,  a(§  reoHt'  er  bem  ^5feif  folgen  ;  bte  3lrnts 
bruft  entftnlt  feiner  ^anb  ;  loie  et  ben  it  uaben  lonunen  fte^t,  eilt  et  t^m  mtt 
auSgebretteten  2trmen  entgegen  unb  Ijebt  i^n  mit  ^eftiget  Snbntnft  jn  feinem 
4>eraen  ^inattf  ;  in  biefer  Stettung  ftnft  er  fraftlo3  jufammen.  Slfle  fte^en  gerii^rt 


104 

S3ertf)a 

D  giit'ger  §immel! 

SBaltfjer  prft,  jit  SSater  unb  <3o$n, 

$inber!  meine  $inber! 

<5tauffarf|er 
©ott  fei  gelo&t! 

fieittljolb 

2)a§  tt)ar  ein  <5c^u|  !    SDabon 
SSirb  man  noc^  reben  in  ben  fpa'tften  3eiten. 

JRuboIf  ber  $ana§ 

2040  ©rja^Ien  toirb  man  bon  bem  (Sd^ii^en  ^eff, 
©olang  bte  Serge  fte^n  auf  ifyrem  ©runbe. 

SRetd^t  bent  2onb»ogt  ben  Mpfel. 

©c^Icr 

Set  ©ott  !  ber  2fyfel  mitten  burc^  gefrfjofjen. 
@§  ioar  ein  SJteifterfc^u^,  idj  mu^  ii>n  loben. 


2)er  (Sd^u^  h)ar  gut  ;  bod)  toefye  bem,  ber  i 
2045  SDaju  getrieben,  ba^  er  ©ott  t>erfud)te. 


ju  eud),  SCett,  fte^t  auf,  i^r  fyabt  eud)  mcinnlid) 
©eloft,  unb  frei  lonnt  ii>r  nad?  §aufe  gefyen. 


^ommt,  fommt  unb  bringt  ber  Gutter  i^ren 

@ie  ttoKen  i^n  toegfil^ten. 
©cftlcr 


©ritter  Slufgug.    2)ritte  @jene.  105 


£>u  ftcrfteft 

2050  •ftodE?  einen  jtoeiten  ^Pfeil  ju  bir.  —  $fl/  ja, 
%fy  fafy  e§  toofyl.    28a§  meinteft  bu  bamit? 

£efl,  oertegen, 

§err,  ba§  ift  alfo  brdu^Iid^  bei  ben  ©cfyutjen. 


ein,  XeH,  bie  2lnttoort  Ia^'  id^i  bir  nic^t  gelten; 
@§  toirb  tt>a§  2(nber§  tool)l  bebeutet  ^aben. 
2055  @ag'  mtr  bie  3Sa^r^eit  frif^  unb  fro^Iid^,  XeU; 
e§  aucf)  fei,  bein  Seben  fid^r'  id^)  bir. 
ber  jtoeite  «pf  eil  ? 

Sett 

•JBofylan!  o  §err, 

SSeil  if>r  mid^  meine§  Seben§  fyabt  gefid^ert, 
©o  toitt  id^  eudj)  bie  2Bai)rf)eit  griinblic^  fagen. 

@r  jie^t  ben  !pfeil  au§  bent  ®oHer  unb  fie^t  ben  flanbtoogt  mtt  einem 
fiaren  93ticf  on, 


2060  gjtit  biefem  jtoeiten  ^Bfeil  burd^fd^o^  id^  —  eucfy, 
SEBenn  id?  mein  Iiebe§  $inb  getroffen  ^citte, 
Unb  eurer,  toafyrlicfy,  i^dtt'  ic^  nid^t  gefe^It. 

©efcler 

2Bof>I,  Xett.    ®eg  £eben§  fyab'  td^  bid^  gefid^ert; 
^jd^  gab  mein  ^ittertoort,  ba§  it>iU  id)  fatten. 
2065  2)Dcf)  toeil  id)  beinen  bofen  ©inn  erfannt, 
3Bttt  id^  birf>  fii^ren  laffen  unb  bertoafyren, 
2Bo  lueber  3Jionb  nocfy  ©onne  bid^  befd^eint, 
2)amit  id)  fidjer  fei  bor  beinen  ^feilen. 
©rgreift  i^n,  ^ned;te.     Sinbet  ifyn.     sea  ictrb  ge6unb«t. 


106  SBilljelm  XeU. 

©touffoi^cr 


2070  <5o  !onntet  ifyr  an  einem  2ftanne  fyanbeln, 
2ln  bem  fid}  ©otteS  £anb  fidfytbar  toerfunbigt? 

OJefeler 

2aj?  fefyn,  ob  fie  ifyn  jtoeimal  retten  toirb. 
9Jian  bring'  i^n  auf  metn  <5cf)iff.    ^^  f°^9e  "^^ 
@ogleid()  ;  id)  f  elbft  h)iH  tfyn  nad^  ^u|nac^)t  fii^ren  ? 

SRoffelmann 

2075  2)a§  biirft  i^r  nicfyt,  ba§  barf  ber  ^aifer  nidjt  ; 
5Da§  h)iber(treitet  unfern  $retl)eit§briefen. 


2Bo  fmb  fie?    $at  ber  ^aifer  fie  beftatigt? 

@r  ^at  fie  nia^t  beftatigt.    SDiefe  ©unft 

2Ru|  erft  erh)orben  toerben  burd^)  ©e^orfam. 
2080  9tebetten  feib  ifyr  aUe  gegen  ^aifer§ 

©ericfyt  unb  nd^rt  bertoegene  @m))orung. 

^c^  fenn'  eua;  aHe;  ic^>  burcfyfcfyait'  euc^  ganj. 

2)  en  ne^m'  idj>  je^t  ^erau§  au§  eurer  Sftitte; 

35od^  atte  feib  i^r  teilfyaft  feiner  ©d^ulb. 
2085  2Ber  flug  ift,  lerne  fd^toetgen  unb  gefyorcfyen. 

ffir  entfernt  fic^  ;  Skrtlja,  SRubenj,  $arrn§  unb  Snec^te  folgen,  grte^arbt  unb 
Seut^olb  6let6en  juriict. 

SBalt^er  prft,  in  ^efttgem  @c§merj, 

©§  ift  borbei;  er  fyat'3  befd^Ioffen,  mid^ 
3Jiit  meinem  ganjen  ^aiife  jii  berberben. 

©touffoi^er,  sum  Xea, 
D  toarum  mu^tet  ifyr  ben  2Biitrid^  reigen? 


fid^,  tcer  meinen  ©d^merj  gefu^It. 


©titter  lufjug.    ©ritte  @jene.  107 


2090  D  nun  ift  aHe§,  atte§  fyin.    3Jlit  eit$ 
©inb  totr  gefeffelt  atte  unb  gebunben. 


umringen  ben  Sett, 

3ftit  eu4)  ge^t  unfer  letter  £roft  ba^in. 

fiCttt^Dlb,  na^ert  fi^, 

Xell,  e§  erbarmt  mid^;  boc^)  id?  tnu^  ge^ord^en. 

Sett 
Sebt 


ftd^  mil  ^eftigem  Santera  an  i^n  fc^miegenb, 

D  SSater!  9Sater!  Iteber  SSater! 

Sett,  Ijefct  bte  2trme  jum  §immel, 

2095  ®ort  broben  ift  bein  SSater.    35en  ruf  an. 

@tauffad)er 

5Cett,  fag'  icf)  eurem  SSeibe  nic^)t§  toon  eud^? 
Sett, 

Ijebt  ben  Snafien  tntt  Snbrunft  an  feine  Sruft, 

2)cr  ^nab'  ift  untoerle^t;  mtr  totrb  ©ott  fyelfen. 

SReifet  fi^  fc^nea  Io8  unb  fotgt  ben  28affenfne$ten. 


Dicrter  21  uf  3113. 


<£rfte 
£)fHid)e«  lifer  be«  SBiertoctlbftcittenfeeS. 

$>ie  feltf  am  geftalteten  faroffen  ^elfen  tm  SBeflen  fdjliefjen  ben^rofpelt.  $>er  ©ee 
ift  beroegt  ;  fjefttgei  SRauidjen  unb  Sofen,  bajraif^en  SUfee  unb  SDonnetj^lfige. 

n  ©erfau.    fjifc^er  unb  fjifrfjerf  nabe. 


ntit  3lugen  an,  i^r  !onnt  mir'S  glauben; 
fo  gefd^e^n,  tote  i<fy  eud^  fagte. 


2100  2)er  XeE  gefangen  abgefii^rt  nac^  ^ii^nad^t, 
©er  befte  Wlann  im  Sanb,  ber  bratofte  3lrm, 
2Benn'§  cinmal  gelten  foHte  fiir  bie  ^reifjeit. 


®er  Sanbbogt  fii^rt  i^n  felbft  ben  See  fyerauf; 

@ie  toaren  eben  bran,  fid^  etnjufc^iffen, 
2105  2U§  td^  toon  ^liielen  abfu^r;  bocfy  ber  ©turm, 

2)er  eben  jetjt  im  Slnjug  ift,  unb  ber 

midp  gejtoungen,  eilenb§  fyier  ju  lanben, 
i^re  Stbfafyrt  too^I  ber^inbert  ^aben. 


®er  2:eU  in  geffeln,  in  be§  3Sogt§  ©etoalt. 
21  10  D  glaubt,  er  hrirb  i^n  tief  genug  toergraben, 
$)a^  er  be§  £age§  Sid^t  nid^t  toieber  fiel>t. 
S)enn  fiird^ten  mu^  er  bie  gerecfyte  9tad9e 
3)e§  freien  3^anne§,  ben  er  fcfytoer  gereijt. 


Sierter  Ittfjug.    (Srfte  @jene.  109 


£)er  3lltlanbammann  audj,  ber  eble  £err 
2115  SSon  Slttingfyaufen,  fagt  man,  lieg'  am  Xobe. 


@o  bricfyt  ber  leijte  2Infer  imfrer  §offnung. 
£)er  ft>ar  e§  nod^  attein,  ber  feine  ©timme 
©r^eben  burfte  fttr  be§  $olfe§  SRcd^tc. 


2)er  ©turm  ntmmt  ilber^anb.    ©e^abt  eii 
$$  nef>me  §erberg'  in  bem  ®orf;  benn  ^eut' 
^5  ft  bocfy  an  feine  2lbfal^rt  meijr  gu  benfen.  ©e!§t  a6. 


2)er  ^ett  gefangen  unb  ber  gteifyerr  tot: 

(Sr^cb*  bie  freeze  Stirne,  X^rannei, 

SStrf  atte  @cf)am  fyintoeg  !     ©er  SJlunb  ber  2Ba$r$ett 

^5  ft  ftumm,  ba§  fefjnbe  2(uge  tft  geblenbet, 

2)er  Slrm,  ber  retten  fottte,  ift  gefeffelt. 


^agelt  fd^toer.    tfommt  in  bie  ^iitte,  SSater; 
ift  nid^t  lommlid^,  ^)ier  im  ^reien  fjaufen. 


SRaf  et7  ifyr  SBinbe  !    ^lammt  ^erab,  ifyr 

^^r  2BoIfen,  berftet!     ©ie|t  ^erunter,  ©trome 

2)e§  §immel§,  unb  erfauft  ba§  2anb! 

^m  ^eim  bie  ungeborenen  ©efrf)Iec9ter  ! 

%fo  iuilben  (Slemente,  toerbet  §err! 

3^r  Saren,  fommt,  i^r  alien  SBolfe  iuieber 

2)er  gro^en  SKitfte!  eucc>  gefyort  ba§  Sanb. 

2Ber  ioirb  fyier  leben  iootten  o^ne 


110  SBityelm  £eU. 

finobc 

$5rt,  hrie  ber  Slbgrunb  toft,  ber  2Birbel  brunt; 
@o  fyat'S  nod^)  nie  geraft  in  biefem  ©cfylunbe. 


$u  jielcn  auf  be§  eignen  £inbe§ 
2140  (SolcfyeS  toarb  leinem  SSater  nod^  geboten. 

Unb  bie  5^atur  fott  nid9t  in  nrilbem  ©rimm 

@id^  brob  empbren?    D  mid^  foU'g  nid^t  tounbern, 

2Senn  fid^)  bie  ^elfen  biicfen  in  ben  See; 

SSenn  jene  3a(^en/  iene  ©ife§turme, 
2145  S)ic  nie  auftauten  feit  bem  ©c^o^fung^tag, 

SSon  ii>ren  I>o^en  ^ulmen  nieberfdEjmeljen  ; 

2Benn  bie  Serge  Bremen;  toenn  bie  alien  ^liifte 

©nftiirjen,  cine  jtoeite  ©iinbflut  aUe 

SSofynftatten  ber  Sebenbigen  berfd^Kngt.  a»an  $5rt  i&utnu 


2150  §ort  ifyr,  fie  lauten  broben  auf  bem  S3erg. 
©eh>i^  ^at  man  ein  ©d^iff  in  9?ot  gefe^n 
Unb  jiefyt  bie  ©loif  e,  ba^  gebetet  toerbe.  ©tetgt  auf  eme  2tnij5ije. 


SCSe^e  bem  ^a^rjeug,  ba§,  je^t  untertt>eg§, 
^n  biefer  furcfytbarn  2Biege  iuirb  geh)iegt! 

2155  $ier  ift  ba§  ©teuer  unnii|  unb  ber  ©teurer; 
2)er  ©turm  ift  SJMfter;  3Binb  unb  2BeIIe  fytelen 
33att  mit  bem  3Jtenfd^en.    £>a  ift  na^  unb  fern 
$ein  Sufen,  ber  it>m  freunblic^  (Scfyutj  geiua^rte. 
§anblo§  nub  fd^roff  anfteigenb  ftarren  i^m 

2160  iie  $elfen,  W«  uniDirtlid^en,  entgegen, 

llnb  toetfen  il;m  nur  i^re  fteinern  fcfyroffe  S3ruft. 

^iltnbc,  beittet  UnfS, 

SSater,  ein  <Sd^iff;  e§  lommt  toon  ^liielen  ^er. 


SBterter  Slufjug.    @rjk  @jene.  Ill 


©ott  fyelf  ben  armen  Seuten!     2Benn  ber  ©turm 
3n  biefer  SBafferfluft  fid}  erft  berfangen, 
2165  2)ann  raft  cr  um  fid)  mit  be§  3ftaubtier§  2lngft, 
®a§  an  beg  ©itterS  ©ifenftabe  fcfylagt. 
5)ie  ^Pforte  fud^t  er  fyeulenb  \\<fy  bergebenl, 
®enn  ring^um  fd^ranfen  i^n  bie  ^elfen  ein, 
2)ie  ^immelf)od^  ben  engen  ^3a^  toermauren. 

®r  fteigt  auf  bte  2lnl)5fje. 

ftmfe 

2170  @g  ift  ba§  ^errenfd^tff  toon  Uri,  $Bater; 
3$  lenn'§  am  roten  2)adE)  unb  an  ber 


(Seriate  ©otte§!     ^a,  er  ift  e§  felbft, 

S)er  Sanbbogt,  ber  ba  fafyrt.    35ort  fd^ifft  er  fyin 

Unb  fiii>rt  im  ©d^iffe  fein  SSer&recfyen  mit. 

2175  ©d^neH  fyat  ber  2trm  be§  9tdd;)er§  ifyn  gefunben; 
^e^t  fennt  er  iiber  fid^  ben  ftcirfern  §errn. 
SDiefe  SSetten  geben  nid)t  auf  feine  ©timme; 
$)iefe  ^elfen  biicfen  ifyre  §au^ter  nic^t 
3Sor  feinem  £ute.    ^nabe,  bete  nid^t; 

2180  ©reif  nifyt  bem  ^id^ter  in  ben  2lrm. 


^50^  bete  fiir  ben  Sanbbogt  nic^t  ;  ic^  bete 

gur  ben  Xett,  ber  auf  bem  ©cfyiff  fid^  mit  befinbet. 

Sifter 

D  Unbernunft  be§  blinben  Elements  ! 
5Ru^t  bu,  um  einen  ©d^ulbtgen  ju  treffen, 
2185  ®a§  ©ct)iff  mitfamt  bem  ©teuermann  berberben? 


112  SBtHjelm  XeU. 

ifnnbc 

©iefy,  fiefy,  fie  toaren  glii<Hid&  fcfyon  borbei 
2lm  SuggiSgrat;  beefy  bie  ©etoalt  be§  ©turmel, 
2)er  bon  bem  £eufel3munfter  Unberprattt, 
2Birft  fie  jum  grojjen  2lr.enberg  juriicf. 
2190  %<fy  fe{>'  fie  nid^t  mel)r. 


3)ort  tft  ba§  §ac!meffer, 
2Bo  fd^on  ber  (Sd^iffe  tne^rere  ge&rocfyen. 
2Benn  fie  nicf)t  it)ei§Iicf)  bort  boriiberlenfen, 
@o  toirb  ba§  ©rfnff  jerfd^mettert  an  ber  ^Iu^, 
$)ie  fid^  ga^fto^ig  abfenft  in  bie  £iefe. 
2195  <Sie  f>aben  einen  guten  ©teuertnann 

2lm  Sorb;  fount  einer  retten,  fear's  ber  £ett; 
®oc§  bem  finb  2lrm'  unb  §dnbe  ja  gefeffelt. 

SB  ill)  elm  £  ell  mit  ber  ?lrmbruft. 

@r  lotnmt  nttt  tafc^en  ©Britten,  fclicft  erftaunt  um^er  unb  jetgt  bie  Ijefttgfte  S3etoe= 

gung.   SlBenn  er  ntitten  auf  ber  ©jene  tft,  imrft  er  fic§  nieber,  bte  §anbe  su  ber  Srbe 

unb  bann  sum  ^immel  auSbrettenb. 

ft  italic,  bemerft  i^n, 

,  SSater,  toer  ber  3Jiann  tft  ber  bort  fniet? 


@r  fa^t  bie  @rbe  an  mit  feinen  §anben 
2200  Unb  fd^eint  h)ie  aufjer  fid9  511  fein. 


c,  tommt 

SSai  f  e^'  ic^  !     $ater,  Sater,  fommt  unb  fetyt. 

§tf^erf  na^ert  ft^, 

2ger  ^  e§  ?  —  ©ott  im  §immel  !     SBa^  ?  ber 
2Bie  lommt  ir  t>ieer?    SRebet. 


iBierter  2tufjug.    (Srfle  ©gene.  113 

ftMk 

2Bart  ifyr  nicfyt 
2)ort  auf  bcm  ©cfyiff  gefangen  unb  gebunben? 


2205  3fyr  tourbet  ni$t  nad^  ^ii^nac^t  abgefu^rt? 

Xett,  ftegt  ouf, 

3c^  bin  befreit. 

3'ifd)cr  unb  Sinai)  t 
Sefreit?    D  SBunber  ©otteS! 


!ommt  ifyr  I>er? 

2ca 

35ort  au§  bent  ©d&iffe. 


tft  ber  2anbbogt? 

Sell 
8Cuf  ben  SSeffen  treibt  er. 


Sft'8  mogltcf)?    Slber  iljr?    2Bie  feib  t^r  ^ier, 
2210  <Seib  euren  Sanben  unb  bem  ©turm  entfommen? 


©otte§  gndb'ge  ^urfe^ung.    §6rt  an. 

Jyifdjcr  unb  Sinabc 
D  rebet,  rebet. 

2eU 

3Ba§  in  3CItorf  ftd^ 

Scgeben,  toi^t  i^r'8? 

5U*er 

ioet^  ic^  ;  rebrt. 


114  Wfylm  £eH 


Sett 

mtcfy  ber  Sanbbogt  fafyen  lief}  unb  binben, 
feiner  33urg  ju  ^ii^nad^t  tooffte  fufyren? 


Unb  fid}  tnit  eudj  511  gliielen  eingefcfyifft. 

2Bir  hnffen  atte§.    ©predjit,  h)te  i^r  entfommen? 

Sett 

!3cfy  lag  im  ©d^iff,  nut  ©trirfen  feft  gebunben, 
SBe^rloS,  ein  aufgegebner  3Jlann.    3fiid^t  i>offt'  i 
3)a§  frot)e  Std^t  ber  <3onne  mefjr  §u  fei)n, 
3)er  ©attin  unb  ber  ^inber  ItebeS  2lntli|, 
Unb  troftloS  blicft'  id?  in  bie  aBaffertottfte. 


D  armer  9Jlann  ! 

XcU 

©o  fufyren  toir  baf)in, 
2)cr  SBogt,  9lubolf  ber  §arra§  unb  bie 

2225  3Jiein  ^ocl^er  aber  mit  ber  Slrmbruft  lag 
2lm  f)intern  ©ranfen  bet  bent  ©teuerruber. 
Unb  al§  toir  an  bie  (Scfe  je^t  gelangt 
33eim  Ileinen  2ljen,  ba  ber^angt'  e§  ©ott, 
25a^  fold^)  ein  graufam  morbrifd)  Ungeh)itter 

2230  ©ci^IingS  f)erfiirbrad)  au§  be§  ©otti)arb§  ©d^Iiinben, 
5Da§  atten  Sftuberern  ba§  §erj  entfan!, 
Unb  meinten  atte,  elenb  ju  ertrinfen. 
S)a  ^ort'  id^'§,  h)ie  ber  2)iener  einer  ftd? 
3um  Sanbbogt  twenbet'  unb  bie  SSorte  fpra$  : 

2235  ^^r  fe^et  eure  -ftot  unb  unfre,  §err, 

Unb  bafc  loir  att'  am  3tanb  be§  2;obe§  fd^toeben; 

3)ie  ©teuerleute  aber  toiffen  fid^ 

^iir  grofjer  gurd;t  nid^t  3tat  unb  finb  be§ 


Alerter  lufjug.    (Srfte  ©jene.  115 

toofyl  bericfytet.    9tun  aber  ift  ber  2TeH 
2240  Gin  ftar!er  9Kann  unb  toeifj  ein  ©cfyiff  511  fteuern. 

2Bie,  loenn  fair  fein  je^t  braurftten  in  ber  9iot? 

2>a  fbracfy  ber  23ogt  ju  trtir:  ^ett,  toenn  bu  btr'3 

©etrauteft,  un§  511  fyelfen  au§  bem  ©turm, 

@o  mocfyt'  id^  bic^  ber  Sanbe  loo^I  entleb'gcn. 
2245  3$  aber  fyracfy:  ^a,  ^err,  mit  ©otte^  §tlfe 

©etrau'  id^  mir'§  unb  fjelf  und  h)o^>I  ^iebannen. 

@o  iuarb  id^i  meiner  S5anbe  Io8  unb  ftanb 

2tm  ©teuerruber  unb  fufyr  reblid^  (>in. 

2)odE>  frfjielt'  id)  feittoart§,  too  mein  ©c^ie^jeug  lag, 
2250  Unb  an  bem  lifer  merft'  icfy  f(^arf  um^er, 

280  ficfy  ein  3Sorteil  auftt)dt'  jum  ©ntfpringen. 

Unb  toie  ic^)  etne§  5e^fenr^ff^  getoa^re, 

2)a§  abgeplattet  bortyrang  in  ben  ©ee  — 


^d^  lenn'g,  e§  ift  am  gufe  be§  grofeen 
2255  SDocfy  nid^t  fiir  moglid)  ad)t'  id^>'g,  fo  gar  fteil 

(Skfyt'S  an,  bom  ©cijiff  e§  fpringenb  abjureid^en.  — 

XeU 

©d^rie  idlj  ben  ^ned^ten,  ^anblid^)  gujuge^n, 

33i§  ba^  h)ir  bor  bie  ^elfenblatte  fdmen; 

2)ort,  rief  id^,  fei  ba§  ^Irgfte  iiberftanben. 
2260  Unb  al§  toir  fie  frifd^rubernb  balb  erreicfjt, 

^Ie^'  id)  bie  ©nabe  ©otte^  an  unb  briicfe, 

•Btit  atten  2eibe§!rdften  angeftemmt, 

3)en  fyintern  ©ranfen  an  bie  ^eUujanb  fn'n. 

^e^t,  frfjnett  mein  ©rf)ie|jeug  faffenb,  fuming'  id)  jelbft 
2265  ^ocfyfbringenb  auf  bie  ^Blatte  mic^>  fyinauf, 

Unb  mit  getoalt'gem  ^u^fto^  fyinter  mic^ 


116  SBtlfclm  Sett. 

©cfyleubr'  \<fy  ba§  ©cfyifflein  in  ben  ©cfylunb  ber  SSaffer. 
Sort  mag'3,  tone  ©ott  n)itt,  auf  ben  2Betten  treiben. 
©o  bin  i$  fyier,  gerettet  au§  be§  ©turm§ 
2270  ©etoalt  unb  au§  ber  fdE)Iimmeren  ber  SJlenfd^en. 


STett,  3reH,  ein  fic^tbar  SBunber  ^at  ber  £err 
2ln  eucf)  get^an  ;  laum  glaub'  id^'§  metnen  ©tnnen. 
25o$  faget:  SBo  gebenfet  i^r  je$t  ^)in? 
Senn  ©id^er^eit  ift  nicfyt  fitr  eucf),  toofern 
2275  Ser  Sanbbogt  lebenb  btefem  ©turm  entfommt. 

Sett 

^5$  ^ort'  i^n  fagen,  ba  i$  no$  im  ©cfyiff 
©ebunben  lag,  er  tooH'  bet  Srunnen  lanben 
Unb  iiber  ©djtotyj  nad)  feiner  Surg  mic^  fiifyren. 


SBiff  er  ben  2Beg  ba^in  ju  Sanbe  ne^men? 

XtU 

2280  @r  benft'S. 


D  fo  tterbergt  eu$  o^>ne  ©aumen. 
§h)eimal  ^)ilft  eu$  ©ott  au§  feiner 


Sftennt  tnir  ben  nad^ften  2Beg  nadj  2lrt^  unb 


Sic  offne  ©tra^e  jie^t  fi$  iiber  ©teinen; 
2)o$  einen  fiirjern  2Beg  unb  ^eimli$ern 
2285  ^ann  eu$  mein  ^nabe  iiber  2oh)erj  fiifyren. 

Xtttf  gtebt  i^m  bie  $anb, 

©ott  lo^n'  eu$  eure  ©utt^at.    Sebet 

@e§t  unb  fefjrt  roieber  urn, 


Alerter  Stufjug.    (Srjie  @jene.  117 

£abt  ifyr  nidpt  aucfy  im  SRutli  mitgefcfytooren  ? 
9Jlir  beucfyt,  man  nannt'  eud)  tnir. 


3$  toar  babet, 
Unb  fyab'  ben  @ib  be§  Sunbe^  mit  befc^tooren. 

£eH 

2290  @o  eilt  nad^  Siirglen,  tljut  bie  Sieb  mir  an; 
3)tein  2Seib  toerjagt  um  mid);  berfiinbet  i^r, 
icl>  gerettet  fei  unb  too^l  geborgen. 


o^in  fag'  id9  ifo  ba|  i^r  geflo^n? 

Sett 

3^r  toerbet  meinen  ©c^tra^er  bet  ifyr  ftnben, 
2295  Unb  anbre,  bie  im  SRiitli  mit  gefc^h)oren: 
@ie  fotten  toacEer  fein  unb  guteS  5)lut§; 
®er  3TeE  fei  frei  unb  feine§  SlrmeS  mac^tig  ; 
S3alb  n>erben  fie  ein  2Beitre§  bon  mir  i>oren. 


2Ba3  i>abt  i^>r  im  ©emut?    ©ntberft  mir'§  fret. 

Sett 
2300  3ft  eg  getfyan,  toirb'g  auc^  jur  9lebe  fommen. 


3eig'  t^m  ben  2Beg,  ^enni.    ©ott  ftc^  t^m  bei! 
@r  ftt^rt'8  jum  3iel,  toaS  er  audp  unternommen.  oe 


118  ffiilfctat  XtK. 


(Sbetyof  311  Httingfjcmfen. 

®er  gfreifcerr,  in  einem  Slrtnfeffel,  fkrbenb.    9Baltl)er  tSfurfi, 

©tauffacfcer,  We  li>tt>a  I  unb  Soutngarten  urn  tf)n  be)djafttgt. 

28altl)er  Sell,  fnteenb  toor  bent  Sterbenben. 


ift  borbei  mit  ifym,  er  ift  ^iniiber. 


@r  liegt  ni4>t  tote  ein  £oter.    (Se^t,  bie  ^eber 
2305  aiuf  feinen  Si^en  regt  ftdE).    "StufyQ  ift 

©ein  ©c^Iaf,  unb  frieblid)  larf)eln  feine  3i*9e« 

Saumgarten  geljt  on  bie  2pre  unb  fpridjt  mit  jentanb. 


ju  Saitmgarten, 

2Ber  ift'3? 

S3aumgartenf  tommt  suriitf, 


@§  ift  ^rau  §ebh)ig,  eure 
@ie  loiH  eud)  f))rec^en,  toitt  ben  ^naben  fetyn. 

SBalt^er  Sett  rtc^tet  fid^  <mf. 

SBoUljcr  prft 

^ann  id^i  fie  troften?    §ab'  id^  felber  Xroft? 
2310  §duft  alle^  2eiben  ficfy  auf  meinem  §au^t? 

XbcbtPtQ,  (jeretnbringenb, 

2Bo  ift  metn  ^inb?    Safjt  mic^,  id?  mu^  e§  fefyn. 

©touffo^cr 
^a^t  eud^).    Sebenft,  baft  i^r  im 

^CbttJtfl,  ftttrjt  auf  ben  Sna&en, 

3Jiein  2BdIt^  !    D  !  er  lebt  tntr. 


SSierter  Slufjug.    3tt>eite  @jene.  119 

SBuItljer  Xett,  ijangt  on  tijr, 

2lrme  Gutter! 


3ft  '8  audj  getoijj?    Sift  bu  mir  unfcerle^t? 

S3etrarf)tet  tfjn  mit  aitflftlidjer  Sorgfalt. 

2315  Hub  ift  eg  moglicfy?    $onnt'  er  auf  bid^)  jielen? 
2Bie  lonnt'  er'§?    D!  er  fyat  letn  §erj.     @r  !onnte 
$)en  ^feil  abbritcJen  auf  fein  eigneS  ^inb! 

SBattljcr  3-iirft 

6r  tfyat'S  mit  2lngft,  mit  fcf)mer^erri^ner  <5eele; 
©ejnjungcn  ti>at  er'§,  benn  e§  gait  ba§  2eben. 


2320  D  fyatt'  er  eineg  SSaterS  §erj,  e^'  er'8 
©ett>an,  er  toare  taufenbmal  geftorben. 

@tattffod)er 

$fyr  fotttet  ©otte§  gnab'ge  @4)icfung  preifen, 
2)ie  eg  fo  gut  gelenft. 


^>  bergeffen, 

2Bie'§  ^atte  fommen  1  6  n  n  e  n  ?    ©ott  beg 
2325  Unb  lebt'  ic^  ac^tjig  ^a^r,  ic^  fefy'  ben  ^naben  etoig 
©ebunben  fteim,  ben  3Sater  auf  i^n  jielen, 
Unb  eioig  fliegt  ber  $feil  mir  in  ba§  §erj. 


grau,  tou^tet  i^r,  n?ie  ii;n  ber  SSogt  gereijt. 


D  rofyeS  §erj  ber  banner!    2Benn  i^r  ©tolj 
2330  Seleibigt  inrb,  bann  ac^ten  fie  nid)t§  mefyr; 
@ie  fe^en  in  ber  blinben  2But  beg  S^ielg 

beg  ^inbeg  unb  bag  §er   ber  Gutter. 


120  aSiUjelm  Sett. 


Soumgatten 

3ft  eure§  3Jianne§  2o§  nicfyt  fyart  genug, 
SDafj  ifyr  tnit  fcfytoerem  £abel  ifyn  nod}  ftanlt? 
2335  $ur  feinc  Seiben  fyabt  ifyr  !ein  ©efiifyl  ? 


feljrt  ftdj  nadj  i^m  urn  unb  fie^t  iljn  mit  einem  gro^en  Stitf  an, 

£>aft  bu  nur  X^rdnen  fiir  be§  greunbe§  Ungliid:? 

2Bo  toaret  il^r,  ba  man  ben  Xrefflicfyen 

^n  S3anbe  fc^Iug?    2Bo  toar  ba  eure  §Ufe? 

3^r  fafyet  ju,  i^r  lie^t  ba§  ©rajjlicfye  gefd^e^n; 
2340  ©ebulbig  Itttet  ifyr'3,  ba^  man  ben  ^reunb 

SfuS  eurer  5Kittc  fu^rte.    §ot  ber  3Tea 

2lud^  fo  an  eu$  ge^anbelt?    ©tanb  er  aud? 

Sebaurenb  ba,  al§  Winter  bir  bie  Shelter 

2)e§  2anbbogt§  brangen,  al§  ber  ioiit'gc  (See 
2345  23or  bir  erbraufte?    ^irfjt  mit  mufj'gen 

Seflogt*  er  bi^»;  in  ben  S'ia^en  f^rang  er; 

ttnb  ^inb  berga^  er  unb  befreite  bic§. 


fonnten  iuir  ju  feiner  Settling  toagen, 
S)ie  Heine  3^^/  ^e  unbetoaffnet  tear? 


lotrft  ftc§  an  feine  SSruft, 

2350  D  SSater!    Unb  aud^  bu  ^aft  ifyn  berloren. 

S)a§  Sanb,  h)ir  aUe  ^aben  if>n  berloren. 

Hn§  alien  fefylt  er,  ad§,  h)ir  fefylen  tym. 

©ott  rette  feine  <SeeIe  Dor  SSer^toeiflung  ! 

3u  ifym  ^inab  in§  obe  33urgberlie§ 
2355  SDringt  feineg  ^reunbeg  Sroft.    SBenn  ;r  erlranfte! 

3ld?,  in  be§  ^er!er§  feud^ter  ^infterni§ 
er  erlranfen.    2£ie  bie  Sll^enrofe 


SBterter  Slufjug.    3»eite  ©gene.  121 

SBleid^t  unb  toerfummert  in  ber  ©umpfe§Iuft, 
©o  ift  filr  ifyn  lein  Seben  al§  im  Sicfyt 
2360  $)er  ©onne,  in  bem  Salfamftrom  ber  Sufte. 
©efangen  !     @r  !     ©ein  Sltem  ift  bie  $reifyeit  ; 
@r  !ann  nicfyt  leben  in  bem  §aud^  ber  ©riifte. 

Staufforfjcr 

33eru^)igt  eud^i.    Sir  atte  iootten 
Um  feinen  $er!er  aufjut^un. 


2365  5Ba§  fonnt  ii>r  fd^affen  o^ne  i^n?    (So  tang 

2)er  ^eU  nod;  frei  toar,  ja,  ba  tr>ar  nod)  ^offnung, 
2)a  ^atte  nocf)  bie  Unfcfyulb  einen  ^reunb, 
2)a  fyatte  einen  §elfer  ber  SSerfoIgte  ; 
(£11$  atte  rettete  ber  Xett  ;  i^>r  atte 

2370  3"fammen  !onnt  nici^t  feine  ^effeln  lofen. 

3)er  grei^err  ertonc^t. 

SBauntgarten 
@r  regt  fid?,     ©tiff! 

2ttttttg^ttUfcnr  ftdj  aufric^tenb, 

2Bo  ift  er? 

©touffo^er 

SBer? 


@r  fc^It  mir, 
58erld|t  mid)  in  bem  le^ten  2lugen6Iidf. 

3tauffnd)cr 

©r  meint  ben  ^junfer.    ©c^icfte  man  nac^)  ifym? 

SBolt^cr  ^urft 

@g  ift  nadj)  il>m  gefenbet.    ^roftet  eud^. 
2375  (Sr  ^at  fein  §erj  gefunben,  er  ift  unfer. 


122  SBil^elm  2eU. 

Slttittgljaufen 

§at  er  gefproc^en  fiir  fein  Saterlanb? 
©tauffattjer 


9Utiitgl)aufett 

SBarum  fommt  er  nicfyt, 
Um  meinen  le^ten  (Segen  ju  empfangen? 
i^cfy  fiifyle,  ba^  e§  fd^Ieunig  mit  mir  enbet. 

©tttuffodjcr 

2380  9fitci)t  alfo,  ebler  §err.    S)er  furje  (Scfylaf 
§at  eud^)  erquicft,  unb  fyett  tft  euer  S3IidE. 


£)er  ©d^merj  ift  Seben,  er  berltefj  mid^i  au 
3)a§  2eiben  i[t,  fo  tpie  bte  ^offnung,  au§. 

Gr  Bemerft  ben  finafien. 

2Ber  ift  ber  ^nabe? 


©egnet  i^n,  o  §err  ! 
2385  @r  ift  mein  Snlel  unb  ift  uaterlo§. 

^tebwig  ftnft  mit  bent  Snaben  »or  bentSterbenben  nieber. 

Sttttng^oufcn 

Unb  baterlo§  lafj'  id^)  eud^)  atte,  atte 
Buriicf.    2Be^'  mir,  ba|  meine  le^ten  Sliofe 
3)en  Untergang  be€  3SaterIanb§  gefe^n! 
gjlu^t'  id?  be§  2eben§  ^oc^fte§  3Ka^  erreic^en, 
2390  llm  ganj  mit  aHen  ^offnungen  ju  fterben? 

(Stauffadjer,  au  sa?au§er  gurft, 
(Sott  er  in  biefem  finftern  Summer  frfjeiben? 
toir  ifym  ntd^t  bie  le^te  6tunbe 


SSierter  Slufgug.    3tt>eite  @jene.  123 


3Rit  fcfyonem  ©trafyl  ber  £offnung  ?  —  @bler 
©rfyebet  eurcn  ©eift.    2Bir  finb  nid)t  ganj 
2395  SSerlaffen,  finb  nicfyt  rettungSlo§  toerloren. 

SWingljaufen 
2Ber  foil  eucf)  retten? 


2Bir  un§  felbft.    SSerne^mt: 
@§  f>aben  bte  brei  2anbe  fic^  ba§  2Bort 
©egeben,  bte  ^rannen  ju  berjagen. 
©efrfjloffen  ift  ber  Sunb  ;  ein  fyeil'ger  ©detour 
2400  Serbtnbet  un§.     @§  tt)irb  ge^anbelt  tuerben, 
(Sty'  nod>  ba§  ^af>r  ben  neuen  $rei§  beginnt. 
@uer  (Staub  ftnrb  ruf>n  in  einem  freien  2anbe. 


D  faget  ntir:  ©efcfyloffen  ift  ber  Sunb? 


2lm  gleic^en  Stage  toerben  atte  brei 
2405  SBalbftatte  fic^  er^eben.    2We§  ift 

33ereit  unb  ba§  ©efyeimntg  h)of)Ibett)a^rt 

33i§  je^t,  obgleic^)  biel  ^unberte  e§  teilen. 

§o^l  ift  ber  33oben  unter  ben  ^tyrannen  ; 

2)ie  ^age  if)rer  §errfcfyaft  finb  geja^It, 
2410  Unb  balb  ift  ifyre  @|>ur  nic^t  mefyr  ju  finben. 


2)ie  feften  33urgen  aber  in  ben  2anben? 

WltWW 
@ie  fatten  aHe  an  bem  gleicfyen  Stag. 

3ltttnfll)nufen 
Unb  finb  bie  @beln  biefeg  33unb3  teil^aftig? 


124  SBtHjelnt  SEeU. 


2Bir  Barren  ifyreS  93eiftanb§,  toenn  e§  gilt; 
2415  !^et}t  aber  fyat  ber  Sanbmann  nur  gefcfytooren. 

9ltttm]ij(iufcn,  ridjtet  fief)  (angfam  in  fete  £BI)e,  nut  gropem  (Srftaunen, 

§at  ficfy  ber  Sanbmann  folder  &fyat  ttertoogen, 
2lu§  eignem  5JiitteI,  o^ne  £ilf  ber  ©beln, 
^at  er  ber  eignen  $raft  fo  biel  bertraut, 
^50,  bann  bebarf  e§  unferer  nicfyt  me^r, 
2420  ©etroftet  Idnnen  i»ir  ju  ©rabe  fteigen, 

@§  lebt  n  a  c^  nn§,  burc^  anbre  ^ra'fte  h)iU 
25a§  §errlid>e  ber  9Jienfd^^eit  fid^  erl)alten. 

Sr  legt  jeine  ^anb  ouf  bn§  .ftaupt  be§  StnbeS,  bo§  toor  iljm  ouf  ben  Knieeti  (iegt 

2lu3  biefem  §au^te,  h)o  ber  2fyfel  lag, 
3Sirb  euc^)  bie  neite  be^'re  ^reii)eit  griinen; 
2425  ®a§  3llte  ftiirjt,  e§  anbert  fid}  bie  3eit, 
Unb  neue§  Seben  blitfyt  au§  ben  Stuinen. 


(Stauffadjer, 

toelcfyer  ©lanj  fid^  urn  fein  Slug'  ergiefct! 
^a§  ift  mi)t  ba§  ©rlofd^en  ber  5Ratur; 
$)a§  ift  ber  (Strati  fd^on  eine§  neuen  2eben§. 

Sltttngljottfcn 

2430  5)er  3lbel  fteigt  toon  feinen  alien  Surgen 
Unb  fc^h)5rt  ben  <3tabten  feinen  33iirgereib  ; 
^m  iid^tlanb  fd^on,  im  2;f)urgau  ^at'§  begonnen; 
3Me  eble  Sern  er^ebt  i^r  ^errfd^enb  §aupt; 
$  ret  burg  ift  eine  ficfyre  S3urg  ber  $reien; 

2435  ®ie  rege  3ur^  toaffnet  i^re  3iinfte 

3um  friegerifd^en  £eer;  e§  brid^t  bie  9Jlad;»t 
SDer  5lbmge  fid}  an  ii>ren  eto'gen  2Batten. 


SBterter  aufjug.    Broeite  ©gene.  125 

(Er  fpridfjt  ba§  golgenbe  mtt  bent  £on  etne§  ©efjerS  ;  feine  9Jebe  fteigt  6t§  jut 
Segeifterung. 

®ie  ^iirften  fel)'  id)  unb  bie  ebeln  §errn 

3>n  £arnif$en  fyerangejogen  fomtnen, 
2440  ©in  fyarmloS  SSolf  toon  £irten  511  be!riegen. 

5luf  2^ob  unb  2eben  ttnrb  gefam^ft,  unb  ^errli^ 

9Birb  manner  ^a^  burd^  Bluttge  (Sntfd^eibung. 

£>er  Sanbmann  ftiirjt  ftd^  mtt  ber  nacften  Sruft, 

Sin  freie§  Dpfer,  in  bic  @d^ar  ber  Sanjen. 
2445  @r  bricf)t  fie,  unb  be§  2lbel§  Sliite  fattt; 

@§  ^ebt  bie  ^rei^eit  fiegenb  ifyre  ^aF>ne. 

gBalt^er  gUrftS  unb  @touffa^er§  ^onbe  faffenb, 

2)rum  fialtet  feft  jufammen,  feft  unb  eh)ig; 
$ein  Drt  ber  ^rei^eit  fei  bent  anbern  frentb. 
^orfitoac^ten  ftetlet  au§  auf  euren  Sergen, 
2450  &aj}  ft(f>  ber  S3unb  jum  SBunbe  rafd)  berfammle. 
@eib  einig  -  —  einig  —  eintg  — 

(Sr  feint  in  ba§  Siffen  juriicf  ;  feine  §anbe  fjflten  eittfeelt  noi^  bie  unbent  gefajst 
giirft  unb  ©tauffac^er  betrad^ten  ifjn  no^  eine  3etttang  fdjtneigenb  ;  bann  treten  fie 
Ijinloeg,  jeber  feinem  ©djmerj  ii6erloffen.  Unterbeffen  ftnb  bie  Sne^te  ftiH  ^erein* 
gebrungen  ;  fie  na^ern  P4  mi*  Seifyen  eineS  ftiHern  ober  fjeftigern  ©c^merjenS  ; 
einige  fnieen  6ei  i^nt  niebet  unb  iceinen  oitf  feine  ^anb  ;  icd^renb  biefet  ftitmmen 
©jene  ttirb  bie  SBurgglocfe  gelautet. 

iRubcna  au  ben  SBortgcn. 


fc^  etntretenb, 

Sebt  er?    D  faget:  !ann  er  mid;)  nod)  fyoren? 

SBttlt^er  ^iirft,  beutet  ^in  mtt  hjeggeloanbtem  ©eft^t, 

Sfyr  feib  je^t  unfer  2e^engi>err  unb  ©firmer, 
Unb  biefeS  <Sd^Io|  Ijat  etnen  anbern  Stamen. 

JHttbCM,^  erfcliclt  ben  2ei(^nam  unb  fte^t  tion  ^eftigetn  ©(^merj  ergriffen, 

2455  D  gut'ger  ©ott  !     ^ommt  meine  9teu'  ju  f^at? 
'  er  ntcfyt  ioen'ge  ^5ulfe  longer  leben, 


126  SBilljelm  XefL 

Urn  mein  getinbert  £erj  ju  fefyn? 
23erad;tet  fyab'  id;  feine  treue  (Stimme, 
2)a  er  nod;  toanbelte  im  8id;t;  —  er  ift 
2460  3)afyin,  ift  fort  auf  immerbar,  unb  lafjt  mir 
£>ie  fd;toere,  unbejafylte  @d;ulb.    D  faget: 
6d;ieb  er  bafyin  im  Unmut  gegen  mic^? 

©tauffodjcr 

6r  f>orte  fterbenb  nod),  toa§  if»r  getfjan, 
Unb  fegnete  ben  2Rut,  mit  bem  iF>r  fpracfyt. 


tntet  an  bem  Soten  nieber, 

2465  ^a,  ^eil'ge  SRefte  eineg  teuren  9Jiannc§, 

©ntfeelter  Seid^nam,  ^ier  gelob'  id;  bir'g 

^n  beine  falte  Xoten^anb  :  jerriffen 

^>ab'  id;  auf  etoig  atte  fremben  S3anbe; 

3uriidgegeben  bin  id;  meinem  2SoII; 
2470  @in  ©djtoeijer  bin  id;,  unb  id;  toitt  e§  fetn 

SBon  ganger  <Seele.    auffte^enb, 

SCrauert  um  ben  ^reunb, 

3)en  SSater  atter,  bod;  berjaget  nid;t. 

9iid;t  blo^  fein  @rbe  ift  mir  jugefaHen; 

©g  fteigt  fein  §erj,  fein  ©eift  auf  mid;  fyera&, 
2475  Unb  leiften  fott  eud;  meine  frifd;e  ^ugenb, 

2Ba§  eud;  fein  greifeg  2Uter  fd;ulbig  blieb. 

@^rit»iirb'ger  3Sater,  gebt  mir  eure  §anb. 

©ebt  mir  bie  eurige.     -Bfelcfytljal,  aud;  i^r. 

Sebenft  eud;  nid;t.    D  hjenbet  eud;  nid;t  loeg. 
2480  ©m^fanget  meinen  <3d;n)ur  unb  mein  ©eliibbe. 


©ebt  i^m  bie  £anb.     ©ein  toieberfe^renb 
SSerbient  SSertraun. 


Slerter  Stafjug.    3»eite  <Sjene.  127 


£$r  fyabt  ben  Sanbmann  nidjtS  geacfytet. 
©precfyt,  toeffen  foff  man  ficfy  §u  eucl)  berfefyn? 


D  benfet  nicfyt  be§  ^rrtumS  wieiner  ^ugcnb. 


2485  ©eib  etnig,  h?ar  ba3  le^te  SSort 
©ebenlet  beffen. 

2KeI<f)tf)aI 
,§ier  ift  metne 
2)e§  Sauern  §anbfrf)Iag,  ebler  §err,  ift  aud 
@in  9ftanne§toort.    2Ba§  ift  ber  fitter  ofyne 
Unb  unfer  6tanb  ift  alter,  al3  ber  eure. 


2^90  ^d^  et>r'  i^n,  unb  mein  <Sd^h>ert  fott  i^n  befcfyii^en. 

lUclrf)tf)af 

2)er  3(rm,  §err  $reifyerr,  ber  bte  ^arte  @rbe 
<Sicf)  untertoirft  unb  i^ren  <S<^o|  befrucfytet, 
ud^  be§  9Jianne§  Sruft  befc^ii^en. 
IRubenj 


meine  Sruft,  id^>  h)ill  bte  eure  fcfyii^en; 
2495  (So  finb  fair  einer  burd^)  ben  anbern  ftarf. 
2)odB  IDOJU  reben,  ba  ba§  SSaterlanb 
@in  Sflaub  nod^  ift  ber  fremben  Xtyrannei? 
2Benn  erft  ber  23oben  rein  ift  bon  bem  ^einb, 
2)ann  iuoHen  nnr'§  in  ^rie^en  frf»on  bergleid^en. 

9?act|bem  er  etnen  3lugeitblicf  inite  geljaUett, 

2500  %fa  fd;toeigt?    %fo  fyabt  mir  nid^t§  ju  fagen?    SSie? 


128  ffiityefat  2eB. 

SSerbien'  icfy'3  nod?  nicfyt,  bajj  ifyr  mir  bertraut? 

©o  mujj  irf>  ttriber  euren  SBitten  midlj 

3n  ba§  ©efyeimnig  eureg  SBunbeg  brangen. 

l^fyr  fyabt  getagt,  gefd^yworen  auf  bem  Stutli. 
2505  S^  ^^i^,  iuet^  atte§  toa§  t^r  bort  ber^ianbelt; 

llnb,  h)a§  mir  nic^t  toon  eurf)  bertrauet  tcarb, 

^jd9  fjab'g  betoafyrt  gleic^toie  ein  ^etlig  ^fanb. 

9iie  tear  idg  meine§  Sanbeg  $etnb,  glaubt  mir, 

Unb  niemals  fytitt'  \<fy  gegen  euc^)  ge^anbelt. 
2510  2)0$  libel  tfyatet  ib,r,  e§  ju  berfc^ieben  ; 

2)ie  (Stunbe  brtngt,  unb  rafter  Xf>at  bebarf'S. 

25er  ^teE  loarb  fd^on  bag  Dtofer  eureg  @dumen§. 
©touffo^cr 

3)a§  S^riftfeft  abjutoarten,  fc^lDiiren  toir. 


^$  tear  nic^t  bort,  tcfy  b,ab'  nid^t  mitgefd^toorcn. 
2515  SBartet  ib,r  ab  ;  i$  fyanble. 


^r  tooUtet 
SRubcnj 

2)e§  Sanbe§  SSatern  ja^I'  id)  mi$  je^t  bet, 
Unb  meine  erfte  ^flicfyt  ift,  eu$  $u 


3)er  @rbe  biefen  teuren  <Staub  ju  geben, 
3ft  cure  nacbje  ^flid^t  unb  fyeiligfte. 


2520  2Benn  hnr  ba§  Sanb  befreit,  bann  legen  h)tr 

2)en  frif^en  ^ranj  beg  @ieg§  ib,m  auf  bie  33ab,re. 
D  ^reunbe,  cure  <Sa$e  nicfyt  aUein, 
^5$  f>abe  meine  eigne  au§jufecb,ten 


SSierter  Sufjug.    3tt)eite  @jene.  129 

SJlit  bem  SCtyrcmnen.    §6rt  unb  hnfet:  SBerfcfytounben 
2525  3ft  weine  Sertfya,  fyetmlicfy  toeggeraubt, 
2ftit  tecfer  grebeltfyat,  au§  unfrer  SRitte. 

©tauffarfjer 

©olc^er  ©etoalttfyat  fyatte  ber  Styrann 
SBiber  bie  freie  @ble  fid^  toertoogen? 


D  meine  ^reunbe,  eudj>  berf^rad^  id?  §ilfe, 
2530  Unb  \d)  juerft  mu|  fie  toon  eucf)  erfle^n. 
©eraubt,  entriffen  ift  mir  bie  ©eltebte. 
$Ber  faeifj,  two  fie  ber  2Siitenbe  toerbirgt, 
SSeld^er  ©etoalt  fie  fretielnb  ficfy  erfii^nen, 
^f>r  ^erj  511  jtoingen  jum  ber^a^ten  Sanb  ! 
2535  33erlafjt  mid;>  nid^t;  o  fyelft  mir  fie  erretten. 
@ie  liebt  eucfy  ;  o  fte  fyat'3  berbient  um§  £anb, 
2)a^  atte  2trme  fic^  fiir  fie  betoaffnen. 

SSalt^er  fjurft 
tooUt  ifyr  unteme^men? 


3n  biefer  ^ac^t,  bie  if>r  ©efd^id  um^uttt, 
2540  ^n  biefe3  3^e^fe^  ungeF)eurer  Stngft, 
SSo  icfy  nid^tg  ^efte§  ju  erfaffen  toeijj, 
^ft  mir  nur  biefe§  in  ber  (Seele  liar: 
Unter  ben  Xriimmern  ber  ^rannenmad^t 
3lttein  fann  fie  fyerborgegraben  h>erben; 
2545  T>ie  ^eften  alle  miiffen  iwir  bejhnngen, 
Db  h)ir  biedeid^t  in  ibren  ^er!er  bringen. 


fubrt  un§  an.    2Bir  folgen  eurf).    SBarum 
morgen  fbaren,  toa§  Juir  fjeut'  bermogen  ? 


130  SBityelm  £efl. 

$rei  tear  ber  £eH,  aU  toir  im  3WltK  fcfytouren; 
2550  ®a§  Ungefyeure  toar  nocfy  nicfyt  gefcfyefyen. 
@§  bringt  bie  £eit  etn  anbereS  ©efe£; 
3Ber  ift  fo  feig,  ber  je£t  nod}  fonnte  jagen? 

9iubett5,  ju  ©tauffac^er  unb  SBalt^er  gttrft, 

^nbe§  beioaffnet  unb  jum  3Ser!  bereit, 
©rtoartet  i^r  ber  33erge  ^euerjeic^en ; 
2555  2)enn  fd^neller  al§  etn  33otenfegel  fltegt, 

<Sott  eud)  bie  Sotfc^aft  unferg  @ieg§  erreirfjen ; 
Unb  fel;t  ii>r  leucfyten  bie  tt»iHfommnen  ^lammen, 
2)ann  auf  bie  $einbe  fturjt,  toie  Setters  ©trafyl, 
Unb  bred;t  ben  33au  ber  ^^rannei  gufammen.   ©e 


Drttte 
©le  ^oljle  ©affe  bet 

5Jian  fteigt  toon  ^intcn  jwifi^en  fjelfcn  Ijerunter,  unb  bie  SBanberer  mcrben, 

elje  fie  auf  ber  ©jene  erfc^einen,  fdjon  toon  ber  $ol)e  8ef«l)en.    fjelfen  um= 

f^lte^en  bie  ganje  ©jene ;  auf  einem  ber  toorberflen  ift  ein  SSorf^rung  mit 

©eftraud)  beroacfefen. 

Xtttf  tritt  auf  mit  ber  3lrm6ruft, 

2560  2)urd)  biefe  ^oi>Ie  ©afje  mu|  er  fommen ; 

@g  fu^rt  fein  anbrer  2Beg  nad^  ^ii^nad^t.    §ier 

d^'g.    2)ie  ©eIegenF)eit  ift  giinftig: 
ber  §otlunberftrauc^  berbirgt  m'vfy  i^m ; 
SSon  bort  fyerab  lann  i^n  mein  ^feil  erlangen; 
2565  £)e§  2Bege§  @nge  toefyret  ben  SSerfoIgern. 

SJiad/  beine  3iecfynung  mit  bem  ^immel,  3Sogt ; 
$ort  tnu^t  bu,  beine  Ufyr  ift  abgelaufen. 

%<fy  lebte  ftitt  unb  ^armlo§.    2)a§  ©efc^o^ 
2Bar  auf  be§  3Balbe§  Xiere  nur  gericfytet; 


THE  TELL  CHAPEL  AT  KUSSXACHT.    Act  IV,  Sc.  3. 


SSierter  Slufgug.    £>ritte  e$er.e.  131 


2570  -Ifteine  ©eban!en  toaren  rein  bon 
2)  u  fyaft  au§  meinem  ^rieben  mid) 
©efcfyredft;  in  gafyrenb  £>racf)engift  Baft  bit 
35ie  5Ril$  bcr  frommen  3>enlart  mir  bertuanbelt; 
gum  llngefyeuren  fyaft  bu  mid?  getoofynt. 

2575  SSer  ficfy  be§  ^inbe§  §au^t  jum  $iele  fe^te, 
2)er  !ann  aud^)  treffen  in  ba§  §erj  be§  $einb§. 

3)ie  armen  ilinblein,  bie  unfcfyulbigen, 
2)a^  treue  3Beib  mu^  ify  bor  beiner  2But 
Sefc^ii^en,  Sanbbogt.    S)a,  alg  ic^  ben  SBogenftrang 
2580  Slngog,  al§  mir  bie  £>anb  erjitterte, 
21I§  bit  mit  graitfam  teufeli[d;er  Suft 

Jtoangft,  auf§  §aupt  be§  ^inbe§  anjulegen, 
id?  o^nmdd^tig  fle^enb  rang  bor  bir, 

gelobt'  id)  ntir  in  meinem  ^nnern 
2585  2Rit  furd^ibarm  ©ibfc^tour,  ben  nur  ©ott 
^)a^  meine§  na'cfyften   (Scfiiiffeg  erfte^  3 
®ein  §erj  fein  fottte.    2Ba§  i^>  mir  gelobt 


^ft  eine  ^eil'ge  ©d^ulb;  id?  iuiE  fie  ga^ 

2590       S5u  bift  mein  §err  unb  meineS  ^aifer 
3)od?  nicf)t  ber  $aifer  f)dtte  fid?  erlaubt, 
2Ba§  bu.    @r  fanbte  bid?  in  biefe  Sanbe, 
Um  9led?t  ju  fbred?en,  —  ftrengeg,  benn  er  gurnet,  — 
Sod)  nid;t,  um  mit  ber  morberifcfyen  Suft 

3595  £)id?  jebe§  ©reuel€  ftraflo^  ju  erfred?en; 
S§  lebt  ein  ©ott,  ju  ftrafen  unb  ju  rdd?en. 

^omm'  bu  Berber,  bu  Sringer  bittrer  Sdnnerjen, 
SJiein  teure§  $leinob  je|t,  mein  ^od?fter 
(Sin  3iel  it)il(  id?  bir  geben,  ba§  bi^  je^ 


132  Stl^etm  £e!L 

2600  &er  frommen  SSitte  unburcfybringlicfy  tear, 
S)ocfy  b  i  r  fott  e§  nid^t  toiberfteFm.    Unb  bu, 
SSertraute  Sogenfefyne,  bie  fo  oft 
•Stir  treu  gebient  fyat  in  ber  $reube  (Sbielen, 
33erlaf5'  micfy  nicfyt  im  furcfyterltcfyen  Srnft. 

2605  9?ur  jetjt  nod?  fyalte  feft,  bu  treuer  6trang, 
S)er  mir  fo  oft  ben  fyerben  ^feil  befliigelt. 
Osntrann'  er  je^o  lraftlo§  meinen  £anben, 
^509  ^abe  !einen  jtoeiten  jit  berfenben. 

SSanberer  ge^en  iiber  bte  ©jene. 


2luf  biefer  53an!  toon  <Stetn  h)iU  ic^  tnic^  fe^en, 
2610  2)em  SBanberer  jur  furjen  9lui>'  bereitet; 
2)enn  ^ter  ift  feine  ^eimat.    ^e^er  treibt 
©icfy  an  bem  anbern  rafd^)  unb  fremb  tooriiber 
Unb  fraget  nicfyt  nad^  feinem  ©d^merj.    §ter  gefyt 
35er  forgentootte  ^aufmann  unb  ber 
2615  ©efd^iirjte  ^Silger,  ber  anbacfyt'ge 

3)er  biiftre  9tauber  unb  ber  Retire  ©btelmann, 
SDer  (Saunter  mit  bem  fc^toerbelabnen  9fojj, 
S)er  feme  berlommt  toon  ber  SJlenfd^en  Sdnbern; 
Tienn  jebe  Strafje  fut>rt  an§  @nb'  ber  2BeIt. 
2620  @ic  atte  jie^en  ifyre§  2Bege§  fort 

2ln  i^>r  ©efcfyaft,  —  unb  meine§  ift  ber  3)lorb  !  eett  f 

(Sonft,  ioenn  ber  SSater  au§jog,  Itebe  $inber, 
3)a  it»ar  ein  greuen,  tuenn  er  h)ieber  lam; 
2)enn  niemal§  fe^rt'  er  ^eim,  er  bracfyt'  euc^  eth)a§, 
2625  2Bar'§  eine  fc^one  2lltoenblume,  loar'g 
(Sin  feltner  SSogel  ober  2lmmon§^orn, 
2Bie  e§  ber  SBanbrer  jtnbet  auf  ben  33ergen. 
^e^t  ge^t  er  einem  anbern  2Beibtoerf  nadE)  ; 


SSierter  Stufjug.    £>ritte  ©gene.  133 

2lm  toilben  2Beg  fitjt  er  mit  9Jiorbgeban!en  ; 
2630  £)e§  ^einbeS  Seben  ift'3,  toorauf  er  lauert. 
Unb  bod)  an  cud)  nur  benft  er,  lieben  $inber, 
2lucfy  jeijt;  eucty  gu  berteib'gen,  eure  fyolbe  Unfcfyulb 
3u  fd;ii^en  bor  ber  Siadje  be§  Xtjrannen, 
2Bitt  er  jum  9Korbe  je^t  ben  33ogen  fyannen.  ste^t  ouf, 


2635       S^  Icmre  auf  em  ebte§  SBBtlb.    Safjt 
2)er  ^ager  nic^t  tterbriefjen,  tagelang 
limber  ju  (treifen  in  be§  28inter§  ©trenge, 
SSon  $el3  ju  ^el§  ben  2Bagef!prung  511  tfyun, 
§inan  511  flimmen  an  ben  glatten  2Banben, 

2640  SSo  er  fic^)  anleimt  mit  bem  eignen  Slut, 
Um  ein  armfelig  ©rattier  ju  erjagen. 
§ier  gilt  e§  einen  loftlid^eren  ^3rei§: 
£)a§  §erg  be§  ^obfeinbg,  ber  micfy  toitt  berberben 

SUJan  prt  toon  feme  eine  f>eiti:e  2Ruftf,  loetdje  fi^  na^ert. 

9Jlein  ganjeg  fieben  lang  ^ab'  id^  ben  Sogen 

2645  ©e^anbljabt,  mic^  geiibt  nadf) 
^d^  t^abe  oft  gefcfyoffen  in  bas 
Unb  mancfyen  fd^onen  ^]Srei§  mir  ^eimgebrac^t 
3Som  ^reubenfcfyiefjen.    3(ber  ^eute  h)iH  id) 
25en  SReifterfc^u^  t^un  unb  ba§  Sefte  mir 

2650  ^m  ganjen  Um!rei§  be§  ©ebirg§  getoinnen. 

Gine  ^oc^jett  jte^t  fiber  bie  Sjene  unb  burc^  ben  ^oljtroeg  fyinauf. 
betra^tet  fte,  auf  jeincn  SBogen  geletjnl;  ©tiiff  t,  ber  gturfrfjufe, 


ift  ber  ^loftermei'r  bon 
^ier  ben  Srautlauf  f>alt  ;  ein  reidier  SJiann, 
jeijen  ©enten  auf  ben 


134  SBUfjetm  2efl. 

$>ie  SBraut  fyolt  er  jeijt  ab  gu  ^mifee, 
2655  Unb  biefe  -ftacfyt  toirb  fyocfy  gefcfytoelgt  ju  ^ufjnacfyt. 
$ommt  mit;  'g  ift  jeber  Siebermann  gelaben. 

£eU 
@in  ernfter  ©aft  ftimmt  nidjt  jum  ^od^jcit^aug. 

©tiiffi 

eud^  ein  Summer,  toerft  i^n  frifd^  bom 
mit,  toa§  lommt;  bie  geiten  finb  je^t  fc^toe 
2660  2)rum  mu^  ber  3Renfd()  bie  $reube  leid^t  ergreifen. 
§ier  toirb  gefreit  imb  anber^tco  begraben. 

ScU 
Unb  oft  fommt  gar  ba§  eine  ju  bem  anbern. 

©tiifft 

@o  gefyt  bie  2Belt  nun.     @§  giebt  affertoegen 
Ungliicf§  genug.    @in  3tuffi  ift  gegangen 
2665  ^m  ©lamer  Sanb,  unb  eine  ganje  @eite 
3Som  ©larnifcf)  eingefunfen. 
Sett 

28an!en  auc§ 
®ie  Serge  felbft?    @3  ftet>t  nid^tg  feft  aiif  @rben. 

©tiifft 

3luc^  anber§lt)o  fcernimmt  man  2Bunberbinge. 
3)a  f^rad)  icfy  einen,  ber  toon  Saben  lam: 
2670  @in  fitter  irottte  §u  bem  ^onig  reiten, 
Unb  imtertoeg§  begegnet  i^m  ein  <Sd)toarm 
3Son  §ormffen;  bie  fallen  auf  fein  Slofj, 
2)a^  eg  fiir  barter  tot  ju  S3oben  ftnft, 
Unb  er  ju  ^u^e  anfommt  bei  bem  ®dnig. 

Sett 
2675  2)em  6d^toad9en  ift  fein  ©tad^el  aucfy  gegeben. 


SSierter  Sfafjitg.     SDritte  @jene.  135 

9lrmgarb   fontmt  mil  tnefyrmn  Jttnbern  unb  jMt  fid)  an  ben  (Singeing 
bc§ 


©titffi 

beutet'S  auf  ein  grojjeS  SanbeSungliic!, 
2(uf  fcfytoere  S^aten  toiber  bie  -ftatur. 

Sett 

®ergletdf)en  ^aten  Bringet  jeber  £ag  ; 
^ein  ffiunberjeic^en  braucfyt  fie  ju  berfiinben. 


2680  $a,  toofyl  bem,  ber  fein  ^elb  beftettt  in  S^u^', 
Unb  ungefrdnlt  baf)eim  fi^t  bei  ben  (Seinen. 

Sett 

@3  fann  ber  ^rommfte  nid^t  itn  ^rieben  bleiben, 
SSenn  e§  bem  bofen  9ta$bar  nirf)t  gefdttt. 

3;eH  fte^t  oft  mit  unru^iger  Grtuartung  nac§  ber  $blje  be§  SSegeS. 

©tufft 
©efyabt  eud()  too^I.    ^ji)r  tuartet  fyier  auf  jemanb? 

Sett 
2685  5Da§  t^>u'  id^. 

©tiifft 

^rol)e  ^etmfefyr  ju  ben  @uren! 
^5^r  feib  au§  Uri  ?    Unfer  gndb'ger  §err, 
®er  Sanbbogt,  loirb  nod)  fyeut'  bon  bort  ertuartet. 

293attbmf  tommt, 

2)en  SSogt  ertoartet  fyeut'  nid^t  mel)r.    ®ie  2Baffer 
(Sinb  au^getreten  toon  bem  gro^en  9tegen, 
2690  Unb  atte  Sriiden  fyat  ber  (Strom  jerriffen. 

Zen.  fte^t  auf. 


b,  fontmt  BortoartS, 

25er  Sanbbogt  fommt  nid^t? 


136  SBityetet  Sett. 

©tfifft 


ifyr  ft>a§  an  i 
Slrmgarb 
freilid?! 

©titffi 

2Barum  fteHetifyr  eudj  benn 
biefer  fyofylen  ©aff  $m  in  ben  2Beg? 

2lrmgarb 
r  toetd^t  er  mtr  ni$t  auS,  er  mu^  mid^  fyoren. 


(omntt  etlfertig  ben  Jpoljtoeg  ^erab  unb  ruft  in  bte  ©jene, 

2695  SJian  fal>re  au§  bem  2Beg.    9Jiein  gnab'ger 
3)er  Sanbbogt,  fommt  bicfit  fyinter  mtr  gcritten. 


2)er  Sanbbogt  fommt. 

@ie  ge^t  mit  i^ren  Stnbern  nac^  ber  borberen  ©jene.    ®e{jler  unb  Siiibolf  ber 
§arra§  jetgen  fid)  511  ?|3fctb  auf  ber  §olje  be§  SBegS. 

©tiifft,  jum  grieB^arbt, 

2Bie  famt  i^r  burcfy  ba§  SOSaffer, 
25a  bod?  ber  ©trom  bte  SBrucfen  fortgefii^rt? 


SStr  I>aben  mit  bem  @ee  gefod^ten,  ^reunb, 
2700  Unb  fiircfyten  un§  ttor  feinem  3ll^enh)affer. 

©tttffi 
%fy  tuart  gu  (Sd^iff  in  bem  getoalt'gen  ©turm? 


£>a§  toaren  h)ir.     3Jletn  Sebtag  benf  i$  bran. 
D  bleibt,  erja^It. 


SBierter  2fafjug.    SDritte  @jene.  137 


Safct  mid?,  id)  muf$  borauS, 
3)en  Sanbtoogt  mufj  id)  in  ber  33urg  berfunben. 

©titffi 

2705  SBar'n  gute  Seute  auf  bem  6rf>iff  getoefen, 
$n  ©runb  gefun!en  ft>ar'§  tnit  5Rann  unb 
2)  em  SSoI!lann  toeber  2Baffer  bet  norf>  ^euer-  ®r  fi 
2Bo  !am  ber  2Beibtnann  fym,  mtt  bem  icf)  f^rac^  ? 
(Setter  unb  9tubolfber^arra§3u  $Pferb. 


©agt,  toag  i^r  toottt,  id^>  bin  beg  ^aifer§  £>iener, 
2710  Unb  mu^  brauf  benfen,  hne  id^)  ii>m  gefaHe. 
@r  ^at  mid^  nid^t  in§  2anb  gefd^idtt,  bem  SSol! 
3u  fcfymetcfyeln  unb  i^m  fanft  ju  tfyun.    ©e^orfam 
(Srtoartet  er  ;  ber  ©treit  ift,  ob  ber  33auer 
(Soil  ^err  fein  in  bem  2anbe,  ober  ber  ^aifer. 

Slrmgarb 
2715  ^e^t  ift  ber  2tugenblicf.     ^e^t  bring'  \fy%  an. 

Sftofjert  fic§  furc§tiam. 

geffer 

^d?  fyab'  ben  §ut  nid^t  aufgeftecft  511  SHtorf 
®e§  @d^erje§  loegen,  ober  um  bie  ^erjen 
2)e§  33olf§  ju  ^riifen;  biefe  !enn'  id)  Idngft. 
3d^  F>ab'  i^n  aufgeftecft,  ba^  fie  ben  3^acfen 

2720   -JJiir  lernen  beugen,  ben  fie  aufrecfyt  tragen  ; 
3)a§  Unbequeme  i>ab'  id^  E)inge^flanjt 
2luf  ifyren  2Beg,  tuo  fie  borbeigel;n  miiffen, 
®a^  fie  brauf  fto|en  mit  bem  2(ug'  unb  fic^ 
©rinnern  il)re§  §errn,  ben  fie  bergeffen. 
IRuboIf  ber  ^arraS 

2725  2)a§  Solf  ^at  aber  bod^  getoiffe 


138  SBitylm  2eH. 

©efeler 

2)ie  ab^utoagcn,  ift  je£t  feine  3eit. 
2Beitfcfyirf)t'ge  SDinge  finb  im  2Ber!  unb  2Berben; 
$)a§  $aiferfyau§  lt>ifl  toacfyfen;  toa§  ber  2kter 
©lorreicfy  begonnen,  toiU  ber  ©ofm  toottenben. 
2730  £>ie§  Heine  2SoIf  ift  un§  etn  <Stein  im  2Beg; 
<5o  ober  fo,  e§  mu^  ficfy  untertuerfen. 

@ie  tooHen  Uoriiber.   £ie  grau  icirft  ftc^  »or  bent  SanbBogt  nteber. 


Sarm^erjigleit  !  §err  2anbbogt.    ©nabe  !    ©nabe  ! 

®ej?ler 

9Ba§  bringt  ifyr  eud^t  auf  offner  ©tra^e  mir 
3n  SSeg?    3urii(f! 

Strmgorb 

SRein  5Rann  liegt  im  ©efangniS; 
2735  $>ie  armen  SBaifen  fd^rein  nacfy  Srot.    §abt 
©eftrenger  §err,  mit  unferm  gro^en  @Ienb. 

JKubulf  ber  ^arraS 
SBer  feib  i^r?    2Ber  ift  euer  SKann? 


n  armer 

5EBiIb{>euer,  guter  £err,  bom  Stigtberge, 
2)er  iiberm  Stbgrunb  toeg  ba§  freie  ©ra§ 
2740  Slbma^et  toon  ben  f^iroffen  $elfentoanben, 
2Bo^in  ba§  SSie^  fid^  nicfyt  getraut  ju  fteigen. 

JRuboIf  ber  £arra3,  sum  2anb»ogt, 
SBet  ©ott  !  ein  elenb  unb  erbtirmUcfy  Seben  ! 
^09  bitt'  eucfy,  gebt  i^n  log,  ben  armen  3Jlann. 
SBa§  er  auc^  ©dbtoereS  mag  berfc^ulbet 
2745  (Strafe  genug  ift  fein  entfe^licfy  ^anbtuerl. 


SBierter  2lu|jug.    2)rttte  ©jene.  139 


fott  Stecfyt  toerben.    ®rinnen  cmf  ber  33urg 
9lennt  «ure  Sttte  ;  fyier  ift  nirfjt  ber  Drt. 

Slrmgorfc 

9^ein,  nein,  id?  ioeicfye  nicfyt  bon  biefem  $la$, 
33i§  mir  ber  SSogt  ben  5Rann  juriidfgegeben. 
2750  <Sd)on  in  ben  fed)  [ten  -JRonb  Itegt  er  im 
Unb  garret  auf  ben  ^idfyterfprud:)  bergeben^. 

©eftler 
28eib,  n)oHt  i^r  mir  ©en)alt  antljwn  ? 


©erec^tigleit  !  Sanbbogt.    2)u  btft  ber 
^m  2anbe  an  be§  ^aifer§  6tatt  unb 
2755  Stfyu'  beine  ^flid^t.    (So  bu  ©erec^tigfeit 
33om  §immel  ^offeft,  fo  erjeig'  fie  un§. 

©c^Icr 
ba§  freeze  3SoI!  mir  au§  ben  Slugen. 

gretft  in  bie  Biiget  be§  $ferbe§, 

in,  nein,  id?  fyabe  nic^tg  meijr  §u  berlieren. 
$)u  lommft  nid^t  toon  ber  (SteHe,  3Sogt,  bi§  bu 
2760  2ftir  9ted^t  gefprod^en.    ^alte  beine  <3tirne, 
9flotte  bie  Stugen,  h?ie  bit  toiUft.    9Bir  finb 
(So  grenjenlo§  imgliicfUc^,  ba^  toir  nid^t§ 
beinem 


2Beib, 
Dber  mein  9to^  gef)t  iiber  bid£>  ^iniueg. 

Stnngorb 
2765  2a^'  e§  itber  mid?  ba^in  ge{>n.    25a! 

@ie  reifet  i^re  Sinber  ju  Soben  unb  >»irft  fi^  mil  ifjnen  il)tn  in  ben  2Seg. 

§ier  lieg'  id 


140  SBityelm  Sett. 


Wit  meinen  $inbern.    Safj'  bie  armen  SBaifen 
SSon  beineS  ^BferbeS  £uf  jertreten  toerben. 
@s  ift  fca£  Slrgfte  nid}t,  h>a§  bu  getfyan. 

JHubolf  ber 
S&eib,  feib  ifyr  rafenb? 


^eftiger  fortfaljrenb, 

Strateft  bu  bocfy  langft 
2770  2)a§  Sanb  be^  ^aifer§  unter  betne  $uf$e  ! 

D,  id^  bin  nur  ein  2Beib.    2!Bdr'  id^>  ein  Sftann, 
^c^  hju^te  ioo^I  toa§  33effere§,  aid  ^ter 
^m  (Staub  ju  Itegen. 

SWan  Ptt  bie  toorige  2KuftI  mieber  auf  ber  $6f)e  be§  28eg§,  abet  gebantyft 

©cftlcr 

9Bo  finb  meine 

3)ian  rei^e  fie  toon  fytnnen,  ober  id^> 
2775  SSergeffe  micfy  itnb  tf>ue,  h)a§  tnid^  reuet. 
JlJubulf  ber  ,s>arra^ 

S)ie  $ned)te  fonnen  nidbt  ^inburc^,  o  £e 

3)er  §o^Ilt)eg  ift  gef^errt  burcfy  eine 
©cftlcr 

(Sin  attju  milber  ^errfd^er  bin  id^  norf> 

©egen  bie§  SSoIf  ;  bie  3un9en  fin^  noc^  fre*  > 
2780  @g  ift  noc^  nicfyt  ganj,  n)ie  e§  foil,  gebanbigt. 

3)od^  e§  foU  anber§  toerben,  id?  gelob'  el. 

^d^  toitt  i^n  bred^en,  biefen  ftarren  <Sinn; 

2)en  Ied:en  ©eift  ber  greifyeit  loitt  id?  beugen  ; 

©in  neu  ©efetj  "miU  id^  in  biefen  Sanben 
2785  SSerliinbigen.    £5$  ^itt  — 

(£in  95feil  burdjboljtt  i^n  ;  er  fa^rt  init  ber  §anb  an§  §eri  unb  win  ftnfen.   SKit 
matter  ©timme, 

®ott  fei  mir  gnabig  ! 


SMerter  SCufjitg.    ®ritte  ©jene.  141 


JRubolf  ber 

£err  Sanbbogt  !   ©ott  !   2Ba§  ift  ba3  ?  S&ofyer  fam  ba§? 

9lrmgarb,  auffaijrenb, 

gjlorb  !    9ftorb  !     (£r  taumelt,  fmft.    @r  ift  getroffen. 
bitten  in§  §erj  fyat  if>n  ber  $feil  getroffen. 

ber  |»orro§f  f^ringt  »om  ^ferbe, 

e§  ©reignig!    ©ott!    £err  fitter, 
2790  9ftuft  bie  ©r&armung  ©otte§  an;  i^r  feib 
(Sin  9Jiann  be§  2:obeg. 

©e^cr 

2>a§  ift  XettS  ©efc^o^. 

3ft  bom  ^Sferb  ^erafi  bent  SRuboIf  $arra§  in  ben  SCrnt  aegleitet  unb  totrb  ouf  bet 
SBanf  ntebergelaffen. 

XtUf  erfc^eint  oben  auf  ber  $5f)e  be§  gelfen, 

3)u  fennft  ben  ©cfyiiljen,  fud^e  feinen  anbern. 
$rei  finb  bie  §utten;  ftd&er  ift  bie  Unf^ulb 
SSor  bir;  bu  totrft  bem  Sanbe  nicfyt  mei;r  fd^aben. 

S8erfc^)rtnbet  toon  ber  §5Ije.   SSoIt  ftiirjt  ^erein. 
©tltffi,    tooran, 

2795  28a§  giebt  e§  ^ier.    2Ba§  ^>at  ft^  jugetragen? 

Strmgarb 
2)er  Sanbbogt  ift  toon  einem  Spfett  burd^fd^offen. 

SBoIf,  im  CetelnpUtjen, 

'    2Ber  ift  erfd&offen? 

3nbem  bie  SSorberften   toon  bem  Sroutjug  auf  bie  ©jene  lommen,  finb  bie  Jpin 
terften  ttodj  auf  ber  $b'5e,  unb  bie  3Kuftt  ge^t  fort. 

JKiibotf  ber  A}  arm* 

^ort!     ©d^affet  §ilfe.    <Se^t  bem  Berber  nad^. 
—  SSerlorner  5Jlann,  fo  mu^  e§  mit  bir  enben; 
2800  2)o4>  meine  2Barnung  toottteft  bu  nid^»t  fyoren. 


142  SBityelm  Sett. 

Sftffi 

Set  ©ott  !  ba  Itegt  er  bletd)  itnb  ofyne  Seben. 

4'tclc  3timmcit 
2Ber  b,at  bie  3T^at  getfyan? 

SRubolf  ber  $arra3 

9toft  biefeS  Soil, 
$ajj  e§  bem  Sftorb  9Jiuftf  marf>t?   2a^t  fie  frf>hwgen. 

SKuftf  bricfit  pto^tt^  ab  ;  e§  fommt  noc^  me^r  SBolf  nac^. 

§err  Sanbbogt,  rebet,  toenn  iF)r  fonnt.  —  §aBt  ifyr 
2805  3)lir  nid)t§  meF)r  511  bertraun? 

(Segler  giebt  gei^en  mit  ber  §anb,  bie  er  mit  $eftigfeit  tcieber^ott,  ba  fte  nidjt 
gleid§  berftonben  toerben. 

2Bo  foU  \$  ^in? 

u^nac^t  ?    ^c^  serfte^'  euc^  ntcfyt.    D  ioerbet 
ungebulbtg.    Safet  ba§  ^rbifc^e; 
2)enft  je^t,  eitcfy  mit  bem  §immel  jii  toerfofynen. 

35te  ganje  §o^iett§geieHfc§aft  umfte^t  ben  ©terfienben  mit  einem  fii^ttofen  ©raufen. 
©tiifft 

@ie^,  toie  er  blei$  tuirb!     ^e|t,  je^t  tritt  ber  £ob 
2810  ^^)m  an  ba£  §erg;  bie  Slugen  finb  gebrocfyen. 


r  ^e6t  ein  Stnb  empor, 

,  ^inber,  toie  ein  2Btttericf)  berfd^eibet. 
JRttbotf  ber  $av*a§ 

2Batmfinn'ge  2Beiber,  b,abt  ibr  !ein  ©efub,!, 

ib^r  ben  Slid  an  biefem  ©c^redfniS  tueibet? 
.    Seget  £anb  an.    ©tc^t  mir  niemanb  bet, 
2815  5Den  6d^merjen^feil  ifym  au§  ber  Sruft  ju  jieljm? 


SSiertcr  Hufjug.    2>ritte  @jene.  143 


r,  treten  juriicf, 

2Bir  ifyn  beriifyren,  toelcfyen  ©ott  gefcfylagen? 

MubDlf  ber  ftnrra* 
$lucfy  trejf'  eurf)  unb  SBerbammniS  ! 

$iet)t  ba§  ©d^ttjert. 
(Stufft,  fdDt  i^m  in  ben  «tm, 


®u't  3BaIten  ^at  ein 
®e§  SanbeS  ift  gefatten.    SGBir  erbulben 
2820  ^eine  ©etoalt  meijr.    2Bir  finb  freie 


2)a§  £anb  ift  frei  ! 

Wubolf  bet: 

3ft  e§  ba^>in  ge!ommen? 
@nbet  bie  §urd>t  fo  fd^nett  unb  ber  ©efyorfam? 

3u  ben  SBaffenfnecfjten,  bie  ^ereinbringen, 

^jt>r  fc^t  bie  graufenboUe  X^ot  be§ 
2)ie  ^ier  gefd>e!^en.     §ilfe  ift  umfonft  ; 

2825  SSergeblidE)  ift'§,  bent  Berber 

Un8  brdngen  anbre  ©orgen.     9luf 
$afj  toir  bem  ^aifer  feine  $efte  retten  ! 
®enn  aufgeloft  in  biefem  2(ugenbIicE 
©inb  atter  Drbnung,  atler  ^Bflid^ten  Sanbe, 

2830  Unb  feine§  2Jlvinne§  ^reu'ift  ju  bertrauen. 

3nbem  er  mtt  ben  SSaffenfne^ten  abgetjt,  erj^etnen  fed)§ 
®r  fiber. 

^trmgarb 

^Ia^!  $pla£  !    S)a  lommen  bie  barmfyetj'gen  Sriiber. 

©tiifft 
2)a§  Dpfer  liegt,  bie  SRaben  fteigen  nieber. 


144  SBttyetat  £eH. 


23ritber, 

frfjliefien  einen  ,§at6frei§  urn  ben  Xoten  unb  fingen  in  tiefetn  Xon, 

SRafcfc  tritt  ber  £ob  ben  9ftenfdjen  an; 

6§  ift  ifym  !eine  grift  gegeben; 
@§  fturjt  if)n  mitten  in  ber  SBafyn, 

@§  rei^t  i^n  fort  bom  botten  Seben. 
Sereitet  ober  nicfyt,  ju  gel>en, 
@r  mitjj  bor  feinen  Sfji^ter  fteijen. 

Snbent  bie  le^ten  Beiten  toieber^ott  toerben,  fattt 


(£rfte 
£>ffentlidjer  Pafc  bei  SHtorf. 


3m  £intergrunbe  red)t§  bte  £5r«fte  Swing  Urt  mil  bent  nod)  fiefjenben  8auge= 

riifte  rote  in  ber  britten  Sjene  be§  erften  9lufjuo§  ;  Itnf§  etne  ^Iu§ft4)t  in 

biele  Serge  fytnein,  auf  roetrf)en  alien  ©tgnalfeuer  breunen.    6§  ift  eben 

!£afle§anbrurf),  ©locfen  ertonen  au§  cerfi^iebenen  fjernen. 

SRuobt,    Jfuoni,    5Berni,  2Ketfier   ©tetntnefe  unb  btele  anbcre 
Sanbleute,  audj  SSeiber  unb  ^inber. 

JRuobi 

r  bie  geurftgnale  auf  ben  Sergen? 


2840  <Qort  ifyr  bie  ©Ioc!en  bruben  iiberm  SSalb? 


geinbe  finb  berjagt. 

Stcinmctt 

25ie  Surgen  finb  erobert. 


Unb  icir  im  2anbe  Uri  bulben 

2tuf  unferm  Soben  ba§ 

©inb  ttrir  bie  Se^ten,  bie  ftd^)  frei  erllaren? 

©tcinmc^ 

2845  2)a§  3socfy  fott  fte^en,  ba§  un§  jtoingen  toottte? 
Stuf  !     3ftei^t  eg  nieber. 

Me 

Nieber!  nieber!  nieber! 


146  SBityelm  Sell. 

JHuobi 

2Bo  ift  ber  ©tier  toon  Uri? 

rttcr  nun  lln 

£ier.    2Ba3  fofl 


(Steigt  auf  bie  ^ocfytoacfyt,  blaft  in  euer  £>orn 
Siajs  e§  toeitfcfymetternb  in  bie  Serge  frfmtfe, 
2850  Unb,  jebe§  Sd^o  in  ben  ^elfenfliiften 

Slufioecfenb,  fcfjneU  bie  banner  be§  ©ebirgl 
3u[ammenrufe. 

Stter  toon  llrt  ge{)t  ab.    SSattljcrgfurjl  fomtnt. 


pallet!  ^reunbe.     §altet! 
fefylt  unl  ^unbe,  lua§  in  Untertoalben 
Unb  <5d?n)^  gefd^ei>en.    Sa^t  un§  Soten  erft 
2855  ©rtuarten. 

OTuobi 

9Sa§  erh)arten?    2)er  ^rann 
3ft  tot;  ber  Stag  ber  3?reil)eit  ift  erfcfyienen. 

©tctumel? 

3ft'§  nicfyt  genug  an  biefen  flammenben  53oten, 
3)ie  ring§  ^erum  auf  atten  Sergen  leuc^ten? 


atte,  lommt;  legt  §anb  an,  banner  unb  SSeiber 
2860  SBre<i)t  ba§  ©erttfte.     @^rengt  bie  Sogen.     9teif?t 
S)ie  3Jiauern  ein.    ^ein  ©tein  bleib'  auf  bem  anbern. 

Steinmcij 

©efetten,  fommt.     2Bir  ^aben'S  aufgebaut, 
3Sir  it)iffen'§  ju  jerftoren. 


giinfter  Stufjug.    (Srfte  @jene.  147 


$ommt,  reifjt  nieber. 

©ie  ftiirjen  ftrfj  Don  alien  ©eiten  aitf  ben  Sou. 

SBaUljcr  ftiirft 

ift  im  Sauf.     ^(f)  farm  fie  ni.djt  mefyr  fatten. 
unb  Saumgarten  fommen. 


2865  2&a§?    ©tc^t  bte  33urg  nocf),  unb  (Sd^Io^  ©arnen  liegt 
$n  2lfdE)e,  unb  ber  Stoperg  ift  gebrocfyen? 


©eib  tyr  e€,  «WeI^aI?    Sringt  i^r  un^  bie  ^r 
©agt,  finb  bte  Sanbe  atte  rein  bom  $einb? 

%Ktltf)tf)al,  itmarmti^n, 

3tein  ift  ber  Soben.    greut  euc^t,  alter  SSater. 
2870  $jh  biefem  Slugenblidfe,  ba  n)ir  reben, 

^ft  !ein  Styrann  me^r  in  ber  ©d^)h)eijer  Sanb. 

2BaUt)er  prft 
D  f^rec^t,  toie  iuurbet  if>r  ber  Surgen  macfytig? 


2)er  Stubenj  fear  e§,  ber  ba§  ©arner 
•Jftit  mannlid^  !ii^)ner  2Saget{>at  getoann. 

2875  ®en  S^o^berg  ^att'  ic^  nacfyt§  jubor  erftiegen 
25o4>  ^oret,  toa§  gefd^at>.    2tl§  n)ir 
33om  ^einb  geleert,  nun  freubig  angejiinbet, 
2)ie  ^lamme  ^raffelnb  fdjion  jum  ^immel 
2)a  fturjt  ber  2)ietf>elm,  ©e^Ier§  Sub', 

2880  Unb  ruft,  ba^  bie  33runec!erin  berbrenne. 


©erecfyter  ©ott  ! 

man  ^flrt  bie  Satfen  be§  ©eriifteS  ftiirjen. 


148  SBttyelm  £eD. 


<3ie  h)ar  e§  felbft,  toar 
§ier  eingefcfyloffen  auf  be§  23ogt§  ©efyeijj. 
Sfafenb  erljub  fid)  9tuben§  ;  benn  hrir  fyorten 
®ie  23al!en  fc^on,  bie  fe[ten  ^foften  fturjen 
llnb  au§  bem  3taii(^  Berber  ben  ^ammerruf 
2)er  Ungliitffeligen. 

SSoItljcr  ^ftrft 
@ie  ift  gerettet? 


3)a  gait  ©efd^toinbfein  unb  @ntf4)Ioffcn^eit. 
2Bar'  er  nur  unfer  ©belmann  getoefen, 
2Bir  fatten  unfer  Seben  h)o^I  geliebt; 
2)od>  er  toar  unfer  (Sibgeno^,  unb  SSertfya 
@^rte  ba§  SSoIf.    @o  fe^ten  toir  getroft 
S)a§  Seben  bran  unb  ftiirgten  in  ba§  $euer. 

Wnltljcr  gfilrft 
@ie  ift  gerettet? 


@ie  ift  '3.    9lubenj  unb 

SBir  trugen  fie  felbanber  au3  ben  ^lamm 
2895  Unb  fyinter  un§  fiel  frac^enb  ba§  ©ebdlf. 

Unb  je^t,  al§  fie  gerettet  fid)  erfannte, 

35ie  2lugen  auffd^Iug  ju  bem 

^etjt  ftiirjte  mir  ber  greif>err  an  ba§ 

Unb  fd^toeigenb  toarb  ein  33unbni§  je^t  befd^troren, 
2900  2)a3,  feft  ge^artet  in  be§  geuerg  ©lut, 

33eftel^en  iuirb  in  often 

SBalt^er 

2Bo  ift  ber  Sanbenberg? 


infter  2lufaug.    Srfie  ©jene.  149 


liber  ben  23runtg. 

•ifticfyt  lag's  an  mtr,  bafj  er  ba§  2trf)t  ber  2lugen 

$)afcontrug,  ber  ben  SSater  mir  geblenbet. 
2905   ;ftacfy  jagt'  icfy  ifym,  erreicfyt'  ifyn  auf  ber  ^lucfyt 

Unb  rtfj  i^n  ju  ben  ^itfjen  nteine§  SSater§. 

©efcf)h)ungen  iiber  ifym  h)ar  fc^on  ba§  @4)n)ert; 

2?on  ber  33arm^erjig!eit  be§  blinben  ©retfeS 

©r^ielt  er  fle^enb  ba§  ©efcfyenf  be§  2eben§; 
2910  llr^ebe  fcfyhmr  er,  nie  juriidf  ju  fefyren; 

6r  iuirb  fie  ijalten;  unfern  2lrm  ^at  er 

©efflblt. 


eud^,  ba^  ifyr  ben  reinen  <Sieg 
SJiit  Shite  ntd^t  gefd^anbet. 

etlen  mtt  Sriimmern  be§  ©eriifte§  Ii6er  bie  ©jene, 


S)a§  $orn  tion  llrt  toirb  mtt  3ftacf)t  gebtofen. 


6ef)t,  h>el$  ein  geft  !    3)  e  §  £age§  toerben  ftd^ 
2915  ®ie  $inber  f^at  al€  ©retfe  nod;  erinnern. 

SWabdjen  bringen  ben  $ut  cmf  einer  ©tange  getragen  ;  bie  ganje  <Sjene  fiiHt 
tnit  9?olf  an. 

MnM 

^ier  ift  ber  §ut,  bem  h)ir  un§  beugen  mu^ten. 

S3aumgartcn 
©ebt  un3  Sefd^eib,  h)a§  bamit  tuerben  foil. 

SBaltyer  ^itrft 
©ott  !    Unter  btefem  §ute  ftanb  mein  ©nfel. 

2Wct)rcre  3timmcit 
3erft6rt  ba§  2>enfmal  ber 
2920  ^n§  geuer  mit  i^m! 


150  SiHjelm  £eU. 


•ftein,  lafjt  ifyn  aufbetoafyren. 
35er  £t>rannei  mufjt'  er  jum  SBerlgeug  bienen  ; 
@r  fott  ber  ^reifyeit  etoig  geicfyen  f«n. 

e  Saitbleute,  3Kanner,  28et6er  unb  fiinber  fteljen  unb  fi^en  auf  ben  SSatfen  beS 
jerbro^enen  ©eriifte§  malertfc^  gru^iert  in  etnem  grofeen  $aI6freiS  limber. 


@o  fte^en  iuir  nun  frofylicfy  auf  ben 
SDer  2:^rannei,  unb  ^errlid^  ift'3  erfutft, 
2925  2Ba§  h)ir  im  SHittli  fd)h)uren,  @ibgeno[fen. 


2)a§  2Berl  ift  angefangen,  nid^t  boEenbet. 
^e^t  ift  un§  3J?ut  unb  feftc  ©intrant  not; 
2)enn,  fetb  gettti^,  nic^t  fdumen  toirb  ber  $onig, 
®en  SCob  ju  racfyen  feine§  SSogtS,  unb  ben 
2930  SSertrie&nen  mtt  ©etoalt  juriicf  511  fiifyren. 


@r  jie^'  fyeran  mit  feiner 

3ft  au§  bent  ^nnern  boci^  ber  $etnb 

^einb  toon  aufjen  tootten  h)ir  begegnen. 


5ftur  loen'ge  ^affe  offnen  if)m  ba3  Sanb; 
2935  S)ie  tootten  itrir  mit  unfern  Seibern  bedEen. 

SBaumgarten 

2Bir  finb  bereinigt  bur^>  ein  etoig  53anb, 
Unb  feine  £eere  foUen  un§  nid^t  fd^recfen. 
3?6ffeltnann  unb  ©tauffoc^er  lommen 
iHiificImntttt,  im  Sintreten, 

2)a§  finb  be§  £immel§  furd^t&are  ©eric^tc. 

£anbleute 

28ai  giebt'S? 


gunfter  Stufjug.    (Srfle  @aene.  151 


3n  toelcfyen  getten  leben  hrir! 

2Baltl)er  $iirft 

3940  ©agt  an,  n>a§  ift  e§?    $a,  feib  tf>r'§,  §err  2Berner? 
bringt  ifyr  un§? 

Sanbteutc 

giebt'S? 


unb  er[taunet. 
(Sttuiffarfjer 
2Son  einer  gro^en  gurc^t  finb  toir  befreit. 

9ioffelmann 
S)er  £atfer  ift  ermorbet. 

^aitf)cr  ,-yitrft 

©nab'ger  ©ott  ! 

Sanbleute  mac^en  einen  Slufftanb  unb  iimbrangen  ben  ©tauffat^er, 


2945  yiifyt  tnoglic^).    2Bo^er  fam  eucfy  biefe 

©taitffat^er 

@§  ift  getoijj.    Set  Srucf  fiel  £onig  Sllbrec^t 
2)urrf>  5Rbrber§  §anb  ;  ein  glaubentoerter  3Jiann, 
3JluIIer,  bracf)t'  e§  bo 


2Ber  toagte  fold^e  grauenbotte 
@touffarf)er 

2950  <5ie  toirb  noq>  grauenboHer  burd^i  ben 
@g  tear  fein  ^effe,  feineS  33ruber§ 

toon  (Scfynmben,  ber'^  DoEbra4)te, 


152  SBityelm  Sett. 


28a§  trieb  ifyn  ju  ber  £fyat  be§  $atermorb§? 

©tcmffarfier 
®er  $aifer  fyielt  ba§  baterlid^e  @rbe 

2955  3>m  ungebulbtg  -JJlafynenben  juriid; 

@3  fyiefj,  er  ben!'  ifyn  ganj  barum  ju  fiirjen, 
5Diit  einem  Sifcfyofgfyut  i^n  abjufinben. 
2Bte  bem  aurf)  fei,  ber  3iin9^n9  offncte 
2)er  2Saffenfreunbe  bofem  3^at  fein  Dfyr, 

2960  Unb  mtt  ben  ebeln  £>errn  Don  ©fd^enbad^, 
SSon  Xegerfelben,  bon  ber  2Bart  unb 
SBefc^tD^  er,  ba  er  9terf)t  nid^t  lonnte  finben, 
<5td^  Start)'  511  fyolen  mtt  ber  eignen  £anb. 

^altljcr  ^iirft 

D  fprecfyt,  tote  iuarb  ba§  ©ra^Itd^e  boHenbet? 
©touffa^cr 

2965  25er  ^omg  rttt  I>erab  bom  ©tetn  ju  SBaben, 
©en  ^etnfelb,  too  bte  £offtatt  toar,  ju 
3Jlit  tym  bte  prften  §an§  unb  Seo^olb 
tlnb  etri  ©efolge  ^oc^geborner  §erren. 
Unb  al§  fie  famen  an  bie  Steufj,  too  man 

2970  2Utf  etner  ^dF)re  fid)  Icijjt  iiberfe^en, 

2)a  brdngten  fid;  bie  3Jiorber  in  ba§  ©djiff, 
3)ajj  fie  ben  ^atfer  bom  ©efolge  trennten. 
Srauf,  al§  ber  $iirft  burd;  ein  geadert  ^elb 
^tnrettet,  —  etne  alte  grojje  ©tabt 

2975  (Sott  brunter  liegen  au§  ber  ^eiben  3e^, 
25ie  crlte  gefte  §ab§burg  im  ©eficfyt, 
SBo  feine§  ©tammel  ^ofyeit  au§gegangen, 

ben  £5old;>  t^m  in  bie  ^ 


gflnfter  3tufjiig.    ©rfle  @aene.  153 


Stubolf  toon  vpalm  burcfyrennt  ifyn  tnit  bem  ©peer, 
2980  Unb  ©fcfyenbad)  jerfttaltet  ifym  ba§  §autot, 

3)a£  er  fyerunterfinft  in  feinem  Slut, 

©emorbet  bon  ben  ©einen,  auf  bem  ©einen. 

2lm  anbern  Ufer  fafyen  fie  bie  ^at;     . 

£>od;,  burc^)  ben  (Strom  gefcfyieben,  fonnten  fie 
2985  5?ur  ein  ofynmacfytig  3Bef>gefd>rei  er^eben; 

2lm  SSege  aber  fa^  ein  arme§  2Betb, 

^n  i^rem  ©c^o^  berblutete  ber  $aifer. 


@o  f>at  er  nur  fein  frii^eg  ©rab  gegraben, 
S)er  unerfdttlid^  atte§  toottte  fyaben. 
Stnuffodicr 

2990  Gin  ungef>eurer  ©cfyreden  ift  im  2anb  um^er; 
©efoerrt  finb  aEe  ^ciffe  be§  ©ebirg§; 
^ebireber  (3tanb  bertoa^ret  feine  ©ren^en; 
2)ie  alte  3urid^  felbft  f$fo£  i^re  2T^ore, 
3)ie  brei^ig  ^a^r'Iang  offen  ftanben,  $u, 

2995  ®ie  SJiorber  fiird^tenb  unb,  nod)  mefyr,  bie 

S)enn,  mit  be3  33anne§  ^lud;  betoaffnet,  lommt 
£)er  Ungarn  ^onigin,  bie  ftrenge  2lgne§, 
2)ie  nid^t  bie  3KiIbe  fennet  if>re§  jarten 
©efc^Ie^tg,  be§  23ater§  !oniglic^e§  33Iut 

3000  3"  rcicfyen  an  ber  9Jtorber  ganjem  ©tamm, 
2ln  i^ren  ^nec^ten,  ^inbern,  ^inbe^finbem, 
^a,  an  ben  <Steinen  ifyrer  ©d^Ioffer  felbft. 
©efdf)tooren  i>at  fte,  ganje  3^gungen 
^inabjufenben  in  be§  SSaterS  ©rab, 

3005  Sn  S3Iut  fid^,  toie  in  ^Jiaientau,  ju  baben. 


man,  too  fi$  bie  Berber  ^mgeflucf)tet  ? 


154  SBttyetot  £eH. 

©tcwffadjer 

@ie  flofyen  alSbalb  nacf>  boUbracfyter 
2luf  fiinf  berfcfytebnen  ©trafjen  augeinanber, 
Unb  trennten  ficfy,  um  nie  fidj  mefyr  311  fefyn. 
3010  £>erjog  ^of)ann  fott  irren  tm  ©ebirgc. 

SSolt^cr  gitrft 

©o  tragt  bie  Untfyat  i^nen  feine  5ru^. 
9tad)e  tragt  !eine  gruc^t.     @tc|  felbft  ift  ftc 
SDie  fiir^terltd^e  -ftafyrung;  i^r  ©enu^ 
Sft  2Jiorb  unb  ifyre  ©atttgung  bal  ©raufen. 

©touffa^cr 

3015  3)cn  SRorbern  bringt  bie  Untfyat  nid^t  ©etoinn; 
SBir  aber  brecfyen  mit  ber  reinen  £anb 
2)e§  blut'gen  ^rebell  fegenboUe  $rurf)t; 
3)enn  einer  gro^en  ^urd^t  finb  toir  entlebigt; 
©efatlen  ift  ber  $reil)eit  grower  ^einb, 
3020  Unb  tote  berlautet,  toirb  ba§  (Scepter  gefyn 

3lu§  §absburg§  §au§  ju  einem  anbern  <3tamm ; 
£>a§  SReic^  toia  feine  SSa^Ifrei^eit  befyaitpten. 

aSoIt^cr  3-iirft  unb  9He^tcrc 
SSernafymt  i^r  h>a§? 

Stauffa^er 

2)er  ©raf  bon  Sujemburg 
3ft  bon  ben  mefyrften  ©timmen  fd^on  bejeid^net. 

2BaltI)er  prft 

3025  3Boi)I  un§,  bajj  h)ir  beim  3teid^e  treu  gefyalten ; 
3e|t  ift  311  fyoffen  auf  ©erec^tigfeit. 

©touffa^cr 

S)em  neuen  £errn  ti>un  tapfre  ^reunbe  not; 
Gr  toirb  un§  fd^irmen  gegen  DftreicfyS 

©ie  fianbleute  umarmen  etnanber. 


gunfter  Slufsug.    @rfte  ©jene.  155 

©tflttji  mil  einent  9let(^§boten. 

Sigrtft 
£ier  finb  be3  SanbeS  hnirb'ge.Dberfyautoter. 

SRSffelntann  unb  9WeI)me 
3030  ©igrift,  toa§  giebt'§? 


'  bringt  bie§  ©d^reiben. 

SlHc,  ill  SBaltfcr  giirft, 

@r6rec|t  unb  Ufet. 

SStoltfjer  ^urft,  tieft, 

,,2)  en  6efd()eibnen  3Jidnnern 
«58on  Urt,  <Sd^to%  unb  Untertoalben  bietet 
,,S)ie  ^ontgin  @I§bet^)  ©nab'  unb  atfe§  ©uteg." 

Side  (Stimnten 
2Ba§  toitt  bie  ^onigin?    g$r  3teic^  ift  au§. 

SBalt^er  prft,  Hep, 

3°35  »»^n  it>rem  grofsen  <3d)merj  unb  SSittoenleib, 
,f2Borein  ber  blut'ge  £>infd)eib  i^re§  §errn 
,,$)ie  ^onigin  berfe^t,  gebenft  fie  nod? 
,,2)er  alien  2;reu'  unb  Sieb'  ber 


^n  ifyrem  ©liicf  ^at  fie  ba§  nie  getfyan. 
SRoffelmann 

3040  ©titt!    Saffet  ^oren. 

aBoIt^cr  giirft,  Heft, 

,,Unb  fie  berfiet)t  fid^  ju  bem  treuen  $ol!, 
W2)a|  e§  gerecfyten  Stbfd^eu  toerbe  tragen 
,,3Sor  ben  berfludjten  SC^dtern  biefer  St^at; 
,,2)arum  erioartet  fie  bon  ben  brei  2anben, 


156  SBityelm  £eH. 

3045  rfiDajj  fie  ben  3ftorbern  nimmer  23orfd)ub  tfyun, 
,,25ielmefyr  getreulicf)  baju  fyelfen  toerben, 
,,<5ie  au§juliefern  in  be§  S^acfyerl  §anb, 
,,£)er  Sieb'  gebenfenb  tmb  ber  alien  ©unft, 
»2>ie  fie  toon  -KubolfS  g-urften^auS  embfangen." 

3etcf)en  be§  Un>t)tHen§  itnter  ben  Sanbteuten. 

Stele  (Stimmen 
3050  2)er  Sieb'  unb  ©unft! 


2Bir  fyaben  ©unft  em!pfangen  bon  bem  3Sater; 

2)o^)  toeffen  rii^men  toir  im§  toon  bem  @o^n? 

§at  er  ben  S3rtef  ber  gteiFjeit  unS  beftatigt, 

5Bie  bor  ii>m  aHe  ^aifer  bod^)  gett)an? 
3055  £at  er  gerid)tet  nac^  gerec^tem  @^rud^ 

Unb  ber  bebrangten  Unfd^ulb  @d;w£  berlie^n? 

§at  er  aud^  nur  bie  Soten  tooUen  i>6ren, 

2)ie  h)ir  in  unfrer  Stngft  ju  ifym  gefenbet? 

9Rid)t  einl  toon  biefem  alien  {>at  ber  $onig 
3060  2ln  un§  get^an,  unb  fatten  tcir  nid^t  felbft 

Un§  9led)t  berfc^afft  mit  eigner  mut'ger  ^anb, 

%fyn  rit^rte  unfre  %)t  nid^t  an.     ^^m  ®anf? 

9ttd)t  2)anf  Ijat  er  gefat  in  biefen  ^^alern. 

@r  ftanb  auf  einem  fyofyen  ^]Ia^  ;  er  lonnte 
3065  @in  SSater  feiner  SBolfer  fein  ;  boc^  ifym 

©efiel  e§,  nur  ju  forgen  fiir  bie  (Seinen. 

S)ie  er  gemefyrt  ^at,  mogen  urn  ifyn  toeinen! 


tooflen  nid^t  fro^Ioden  feinel 
be§  embfangnen  Sbfen  je^t  gebenlen; 
3070  ^ern  fei'§  toon  un3.    ^Dod),  ba^  loir  r  a  dp  e  n  fofiten 


THE  REUSS  WITH  THE  TEUFELSBRUCKE.    Act  V,  Sc 


gfinfter  3tufjug.  '  ^toeitc  ©jene.  157 


ob,  ber  nie  un§  ©ute§  tfyat, 
Unb  bie  berfolgen,  bie  un§  nie  betriibten, 
S)a§  jiemt  un§  nicfyt  unb  toill  un§  nicfyt  gebiifyren. 
3)ie  Siebe  toifl  ein  freie§  Dpfer  fein  ; 
3075  2)er  Xob  entbinbet  toon  erjtuungnen  ^3flid()ten. 
^jfym  f)aben  toir  nid^t§  ioeiter  511  entricfyten. 


Unb  iueint  bie  $onigin  in  i^rer  hammer, 
Unb  flagt  i^r  h)ilber  ©c^merg  ben  £>tmmel  an, 
@o  fe^)t  ifyr  ^)ier  ein  angftbefreiteg  3SoI! 
3080  3U  ^&en  biefem  §immel  banfenb  flefyen. 
2Ber  ^^ranen  ernten  hnK,  mu^  Siebe  faen. 

SRetc^SOote  geljt  a6. 
@tOUffot^|Crf  jit  bent  SSort, 

2Bo  ift  ber  ^eU  ?    ©ott  e  r  attein  un3  f  e^ten, 
3)er  unfrer  g-rei^eit  ©tifter  ift?    2)a§  ©ro^te 
§at  er  getfyan,  ba§  §artefte  erbulbet. 
3085  $ommt  alle,  fommt,  nad)  fetnem  §au§  ju  luatten, 
Unb  rufet  §eil  bem  better  bon  un§  atten. 

2lHe  ge^en  06. 


(Sin  iJeuer  brennt  auf  bem  $erb.    Sic  offenftefjenbe  2{)ure  jeigt  tnS  fjftete. 
SBalt^er  unb  SBil^etm. 


§eut'  !ommt  ber  SSater.  ^inber,  liebe 
@r  lebt,  ift  frei,  unb  h)ir  finb  fret  unb 
Unb  euer  SSater  ift'§,  ber'g  Sanb  gerettet. 


158  SBttydm  Sett. 


3090  Hnb  id)  bin  au$  babei  getoefen,  Gutter. 
tyl'ify  muf;  man  aud)  ntit  nennen.    23ater§ 
©ing  mir  am  Seben  fyart  borbei,  unb  icfy 
£ab'  nicfyt  gejittert. 

4?ebttJtg,  iimarmt  iljn, 

3  a,  bu  bift  mir  tcteber 
©egeben.    gtoeimal  ^ab'  id^  bid^  geboren. 
3095  Bftwnm^  litt  \fy  ben  -Jftutterfcfymerj  um  bid^. 
@§  ift  borbei  ;  td^  i>ab'  eu<^  beibe,  beibe. 
Unb  ^eute  !ommt  ber  Itebe  2Sater  toieber. 

6in  5Jtoncf)  erji^etnt  an  ber  ^auStljfire. 


Gutter,  fte^);  bort  ftefyt  ein  frommer  Stuber. 
toirb  er  um  eine  ©abe  flefyn. 


i^n  fyerein,  bamit  n)ir  t{>n  erquicfen; 
a^  er  in§  ^reiibenfyauS  ge!ommen. 

ein  uub  lommt  Bolt  tnit  etnem  33ed§er  toteber. 


^ommt,  guter  3Jiann.    2)ie  Gutter  toitt  eudj  laben. 


,  rui)t  eud)  au§  unb  ge^t  geftarft  t>on  bannen. 


fc^eu  um^erBItctenb  mit  jerftSrten  giigen, 

bin  id)?    (Saget  an,  in  tueld^em  Sanbe? 


3105  <Seib  i{)r  berirret,  ba^  i^r  ba§  nid^t  unfit? 
£$r  feib  ju  Siirglen,  £err,  im  Sanbe  Uri, 
2Bo  man  fyineingefyt  in  ba§  <Sd)ad)ent^aI. 


gflnftfr  Slufgug.    3»eite  @§ene.  159 

9)£iittcfj,  jut  £ebmig,  toeldje  juriitffommt, 

©eib  ifyr  attein?    3ft  eucr  £err  511  £aufe? 


£>$  ertoart'  ifm  eben  ;  bocf)  toa§  tft  eud^i,  9Jiann? 
3110  ^^r  fefyt  nid^t  au§,  aid  ob  ifyr  ©ute§  6rarf)tet. 
i^r  au$  fetb,  iF>r  feib  bebiirftig  ;  nefymt. 

Ketdjt  i^m  ben  33ed)er. 


2Bie  ait4)  rnetn  ledtjjenb  §erj  nad^)  Sabung  fd^mad^tet, 
if)r'  id^>  an,  bi§  ifyr  mir  jugefagt  — 


SBeriifyrt  mein  ^leib  nid^t;  tretet  mir  nicfyt  n 
3115  SBIeibt  feme  ftefyn,  tuenn  id)  eud)  fyoren  foil. 


Sei  biefem  geuer,  ba§  ^ier  gaftlid^  lobert, 
Set  eurer  $inber  teurem  ^au^t,  ba§  td^ 

Umf  aff  e  —    etgreift  Me  Snaten. 


)a§  finnet  il>r? 
SSon  meinen  linbern  !    3^r  feib  lein  3Bncfy  !    ^^r  feib 
3120  @§  nid^t  !    2)er  ^riebe  toofynt  in  biefem 
$n  euren  3«9cn  too^nt  ber  $riebe  nid^t 


bin  ber  ungludtfeligfte  ber 


Ungliid!  f^rid)t  getoaltig  511  bem  §erjen; 
euer  Slid;  fcfmiirt  mir  ba§  ^nnre  511. 

28ttltljerf  aitffpringenb, 

3125  Gutter,  ber  Sater  !   cut 


160  SBttye 


D  mein  ©ott! 

88tE  nacfj,  stttert  unb  Ijalt  ftdj  an. 
atfilljChll,   eiltnadj, 

3)er  SSater! 

28aftljer,  braufcen, 

9)a  bift  bit  nrieber. 

SBUljefat,  braufcen, 

SSater,  lieber  SSater! 

Sett,  brnu&en, 

S5a  bin  i^  toteber.    2Bo  ift  eure  3Jiutter?    xreten  ijereiu 

SBaltljet: 

5Da  fte^t  fie  an  ber  X^iir  unb  fann  nici^t  toeiter; 
@o  gittert  fie  fiir  ©djrecfen  unb  fiir  greube. 

Xclt 

3130  D  §ebtwg  !    §ebit)ig  !    3Jhitter  meiner  ^inber  ; 
©ott  fyat  gef>olfen;  unl  trennt  fein  Styrann  me^r. 

,S^>cblUti]f  an  fetnent  $atfe, 

D  Sett  !  2TeE  !     9SeIc^e  STngft  litt  i$  urn  bid^  ! 

3M5n^  tmrb  aufmerffam. 

Sett 

3Sergi§  fie  je£t  unb  lebe  nur  ber  ^reube. 
3135  35a  bin  id^)  toieber.    2)ag  ift  meine  ^iitte. 
%tf)  ftelje  u)ieber  auf  bem  SJleinigen. 

SBilljclm 

SBo  aber  f)aft  bu  beine  Slrmbruft,  SSater? 
3c^  feV  fie  nic^t. 

Sett 
S)u  toirft  fie  me  mel;r  fef)n. 


giinfter  aufjug.    Sntitt  @jene.  161 

2ln  fyeil'ger  Static  ift  fie  auf  betoafyrt  ; 

<Sie  toirb  fyinfort  ju  !einer  £>agb  mefyr  bienen. 


3140    D  £efl!  £eH!    Ztttt  sutfltf,  lafet  feine  0an»  Io8. 
Sett 
erfc^rerft  bt$,  Uebe§  SBeib? 


9Bie,  to  i  e  lommft  bu  tnir  toieber  ?    Siefe  §anb  — 
3>arf  ic^  fie  faff  en  ?  —  biefe  §anb  —  o  ©ott  ! 


§at  euc^>  berteibigt  unb  ba3  Sanb  gerettet  ; 
%(f)  barf  fie  frei  ^inauf  jum  ^irnmel  (>eben. 

3K5nt^  mad^t  elite  rafrfje  SBeiDcgung;  er  erbtictt  iljn, 

3145  2Ber  ift  ber  Sruber  l>ier? 


2ld^,  id^  bergafc  i^n. 
(Spric^  bu  mit  ifym,  mtr  graut  in  feiner  ^a^e. 

9KiJn(^,  trtttna^er, 

©eib  i^r  ber  £ett,  burd^)  ben  ber  2anbbogt  fiet? 

za 

3)er  bin  idj>,  id^  berberg'  e§  leinem  s]SKenfc§en. 


3^r  feib  ber  £eH!     2lc^,  e§  ift  ©otte§  £anb, 
3150  SDie  unter  euer  S)adfj  mid^  ^at  gefii^>rt. 

Sell,  mtfst  ifm  mit  ben  2(ugen, 

3^r  feib  fein  3Ji6nd>!     2Ber  feib  tfyr? 


S^r  erfc^Iugt 
£)en  Sanbbogt,  ber  euc^  336fe»  tfyat. 


162  SBityetei  £eQ. 

£>ab'  einen  $einb  erfcfylagen,  ber  mir 
33erfagte.    @r  toar  euer  geinb,  tote  meiner; 
3155  3$  fyfl&'  bfl3  Scmb  bon  il)m  befreit. 

Ztttr  juriitffafjrenb, 

»  feib  — 

Csntfetjen  !    ^inber,  ilinber,  ge^t  ^inein. 
©efy',  Iiebc«  Seib.    ©e^',  ge^M  —  UnglfidKid&et, 
r  tuciret  — 


©ott,  toer  ift  e§? 
£ea 

nid^t. 


^ort,  fort  !    2)ie  ^inber  biirfen  e§  nicfyt 
3160  ©ei)'  au^  bem  £aufe,  toeit  ^intoeg;  bu  barfft 
unter  tin  em  2)ad^  mit  biefem 


2Be^  tnir,  tt»a§  ift  ba§?    ^ommt.    ®e^t  mtt  ben  stnbem. 

£ett,  ju  bent  SDZSnt^, 

%fyx  feib  ber  ^erjog 

SBon  Sfterreidfj.    ^F>r  feib'8!    3^>r  ^abt  ben  £aifer 
©rfd^Iagen,  euern  D^m  unb  §errn. 


@r  tear 

3165  S)er  3fiauber  metne§  6rbe8. 
SeB 

@uern  D^tn 

©rfd^Iagen,  euern  $aifer!    Unb  eud^i  tragt 
S)ie  @rbe  nod^  !    (Suc^  leucfytet  nod^)  bie  ©onne  ! 


,  ^5rt  mid?,  e^'  i^r  — 


gflnftcr  Slufjug.    Bttjeite  ©jene.  163 

Sett 

Son  bem  33Iute  triefenb 
2)e3  33atermorbe§  unb  be§  $aifermorb§, 
3170  2Bagft  bu  ju  treten  in  tnein  reined  £au§? 

2)u  toagft'3,  bein  2lntli$  einem  guten  9Jtenfcfyen 
$u  jeigen  unb  ba§  ©aftrecfyt  ju  begel)ren? 


33ei  cud)  fyofft'  id^  Sarm^erjigfeit  ju  finben; 
'  an  euerm 


UngtudElic^er, 

3175  $)arfft  bu  ber  (S^rfud^t  Hut'ge  ©d^ulb  bermengen 
9)iit  ber  gerecfyten  9Zottoef)r  eine§  SSaterS? 
§aft  bu  ber  $inber  Iiebe§  §au|jt  toerteibigt? 
5De§  §erbe§  §eiligtum  befcJ)u|t?  ba§  ©c^recflic^fte, 
S)a§  Se^te  t>on  ben  £>einen  abgett>e^rt? 
3180  $um  £immel  f>eb'  ify  meine  reinen  £anbe, 
2SerfludE)e  bid^  nnb  betne  £fyat.    ©ercid^t 
§ab'  tc^  bie  fyeilige  3^atur,  bie  bu 
©efd^dnbet.    9Kd&ts  teil'  ic^  mit  bir.    ©emorbet 
§aft  bu,  id^  t>ab'  mein  STeuerfte^  berteibtgt. 

^arriciba 
3185  3fc  f*«>^t  mic^)  toon  euc^,  troftloS,  in  SSerjlreiflung  ? 

Sett 

fajjt  ein  ©raufen,  ba  id^)  mit  bir  rebe. 
!    2BanbIe  beine  fiird)terlicf)e  (Strafe. 
rein  bie  £iitte,  h)o  bie  Unfc^ulb  ioo^nt. 


>uenbet 
(So  !ann  id^,  unb  fo  toill  id^  nid^t  mefyr  leben. 


164  SBtfylm  Sett. 

Sett 

3190  tlnb  bod)  erbarmt  mid)  beiner  ;  ©ott  be§ 
<So  jung,  toon  foldEjem  abelicfyen  ©tamm, 
2)er  (gnfel  Sftubolfg,  meineS  £errn  unb  $aifer§, 
21I§  SJtb'rber  pcfyttg,  ^>ier  an  tneiner  @d>U)eIIe, 
3)e§  armen  2Ranne§,  —  fle^enb  unb  Derjtoeifelnb  ! 


3195   D,  toenn  i^r  ir»etnen  !bnnt,  Ia|t 

@iic^  jammcm;  e§  ift  fiircfyterUcf).     ^d^>  bin 

@in  ^iirft  —  id)  it>ar'§;  id^  fonnte  glucflid^  n>erbeny 

2Benn  id)  ber  SBiinfcfye  Ungebulb  bejtoang. 

2)er  -ftetb  jernagte  mir  ba§  §erj.     £5$  W 

3200  ®te  ^ugenb  metne§  3Setter§  Seo^olb 
©efront  mit  ©fyre  unb  mit  2anb  belo^nt, 
Unb  mid),  ber  glei$e§  StlterS  mit  ifym  Juar, 
^n  fflatoifcf)er  Unmiinbiglcit  get)alten. 

Sett 

Ungliidcli^er,  n)D^)l  lannte  bid^  bein 
3205  2)  a  cr  bir  2anb  unb  Seute  toeigerte. 
2)u  felbft  mit  rafter,  totlber  2 
Sled^tfertigft  furdE)tbar  feinen  toetfen 
2Bo  fmb  bie  blut'gen  £elfer  beine§ 


bte  ^adgegeifter  fte  gefiifyrt; 
3210  ^d?  fa^  fie  feit  ber  Unglucfctfyat  nic^t  ioteber. 

Sett 

SBetfJt  bu,  ba^  bid?  bie  2(rf>t  berfolgt;  ba^  bu 
2)em  5reun^  berboten  unb  bem  $einb  erlaubt? 


pnfter  Slufgug.    3»eite  ©gene.  165 


Saturn  toermeib'  i$  atte  offne  ©trajjen; 
2In  feine  §utte  toag'  icfy  anjupocfyen  ; 
3215  2)er  SSiifte  lefyr'  icfy  meine  ©cfyritte  gu; 
SJiein  eigne3  <Sd^redEni§,  irr'  id)  biirc^  bie 
Unb  fa^re  fd^aubernb  bor  mir  felbft  juriidf, 
3etgt  mir  ein  33acfy  mein  ungtiidffelig  33ilb. 
D,  toenn  i^>r  3)litleib  fu^tt  unb  3Kenfc^Iic^leit,  — 

gallt  bot  i^m  nieber. 
Xcttf  afigetoenbet, 

3220  ©te^t  auf.    ©te^t  auf. 

^arriciba 
t,  bte  i^r  mir  bie  §anb  gereicfyt  jur  §ilfe. 

Sett 

id?  euc^  ^elfen  ?    ^ann'§  ein  9Jlenfrf>  ber  ©iinbe? 
2)o4>  ftefyet  auf.    2BaS  i§r  au4)  ©rafjlid^eS 
SSeriibt,  ii>r  feib  ein  -IRenfcfy  ;  ic^>  bin  e§  att$. 
3225  9Som  Xett  foff  !einer  ungetroftet  fd^eiben. 
bermag,  ba§  tritt  t^)  tbun. 

nuffprtngenb  unb  feine  $anb  mtt  ^efttgfeit  ergreifenb, 

D  2;ett, 
rettet  meine  ©eele  toon  SSerjtoeiflung. 

Sett 

meine  §anb  lo§.    ^f>r  mii^t  fort.    §ier  fonnt 
^^>r  unentbedft  nid^t  bleiben,  !onnt  entbedft 
3230  2luf  (3d^)u^  nidjt  red^nen.    SOBo  gebenft  i^r  fyin? 
2Bo  ^offt  i^r  9tuV  ju  finben? 
^atrtciba 


166  SBilljelm  Sett. 

Sett 

§ort,  toa§  mir  ©ott  in§  §erj  gtebt  :  ifyr  mujjt  fort 
3n§  Sanb  Stalien,  nad?  ©an!t  $eter§  ©tabt; 
SDort  toerft  ifyr  eucfy  bent  ^3a^[t  ju  ^ii^en,  beicfytet 
3235  3^>m  eure  ©c^ulb  unb  lofet  eure  (Seele. 

^arriciba 
2Birb  er  mid^  nid^t  bent  Stacker  iiberltefern? 


er  eud)  t^ut,  ba§  ne^met  an  t>on  ©ott. 

^arricibo 

SSie  !omm'  icfy  in  ba§  unbefannte  Sanb? 
3^)  bin  be§  2Beg§  nid^t  funbig,  toage  ntc^t 
3240  $u  SBanberern  bie  ©d^ritte  ju  gefetten. 

Sett 

3)en  2Seg  h)iH  ic^  eucfy  nennen;  merlet  loo^I: 
3^r  fteigt  fyinauf,  bent  ©trom  ber  SfJeufj  entgegen, 
25te  h)ilbe§  2aufe§"  toon  bent  Serge  ftiirjt  — 


'  ic§  bie  9teujj?    ©ie  flofi  bei  nteiner 


3245  2lm  Slbgrunb  gefyt  ber  SBeg,  unb  biele  $  r  e  u  j  e 
Sejeidjnen  ifyn,  errid^tet  jum  ©eba$tm§ 
2)er  2Banberer,  bie  bie  2ah)ine  begraben. 

^arrtctba 

%<$  fiird^te  nicfyt  bie  ©d^reden  ber 
2Benn  \$  be§  §erjen^  tt)tlbe  Dualen 

XcQ 

3250  5Bor  jebem  ^reuge  faffet  f>in  unb  btijjet 
3Jiit    eie 


gttnfter  Slufjug.    3«>eite  ©jette.  167 

Unb  feib  il)r  gliidflid;  burdfy  bie  ©djredengftrafje, 
©enbet  ber  SBerg  nicfyt  feine  2Binbe§toel)en 
2luf  eurf)  fyerab  bon  bem  beeiften  ^od^, 

3255  60  !ommt  ifyr  auf  bie  23  r  tide,  toelcfye  ftdubet. 
2Benn  fie  nicfjt  einbricfyt  unter  eurer  <Scfwlb, 
SSenn  if>r  fie  gliirflid^  fyinter  eu^)  gelaffen, 
(So  ret^t  ein  f  d^toarje§  ^  e  I  f  e  n  t  ^)  o  r  fid^  auf  ; 
$ein  ^£ag  ^)at'§  nod^  erfyettt.    ©a  ge^t  i^r  burd^  ; 

3260  @§  fii{>rt  eudt)  in  ein  fyeitre§  X^al  ber  ^reube; 
2)od^  fd^neUen  <Sd^ritt§  mii^t  ifyr  boritber  eilen  ; 
$5^r  biirft  nid^t  toeilen,  too  bie  9tu^e  h)o!^nt. 

^orrtctba 

D  Slubolf  !  Sfoibolf  !  ^oniglic^er  2lf>n  ! 
@o  jie^t  bein  @n!el  ein  auf  beine§  9teid^e§  Soben. 
Sett 

3265  <So  immer  fteigenb,  lommt  i^r  auf  bie  §6f>en 
2)e§  ©  o  1  1  §  a  r  b  §  ,  too  bie  eto'gen  ©  e  e  n  finb, 
S)ic  bon  be§  §immel§  ©tromen  felbft  fid^  fiitten. 
S5ort  nefymt  i^r  2lbfd^ieb  bon  ber  beutfcfyen  @rbe, 
Unb  muntern  2auf§  fiifyrt  eud^)  ein  anbrer  ©trom 

3270  $n§  2anb  ^talien  ^inab,  eu$  ba§  gelobte. 

SJlan  prt  ben  Uu^rei^en  Don  Dieten  atpprnern  gebtafen. 

%$  ^ore  ©timmen. 


eilt  herein, 

2Bo  bift  bu, 

lommt.    @3  na^n  in  froi)em 
2)ie  (Sibgenoffen  atte. 

fi<$. 
mir! 
barf  nid^t  toeilen  bei  ben  ©liidflid^en. 


168  SBilfctat  ZelL 

Sett 

3275  ©efy',  lie&eS  SSeib.    ©rfrifcfye  biefen 

23elab'  ifyn  reidj  mit  ©aben,  benn  fein  2Beg 
3ft  toeit,  unb  leine  ^erberg'  finbet  er. 
©tie.    <5ie  nafyn. 


2Ber  ift  e§? 
Sett 


Unb  toenn  er  gefyt,  fo  iuenbe  beine  2lugen, 
3280  2)ajj  fie  nic^t  fe^en,  toelcfyen  SSeg  er  it>anbelt. 

5parrictba  geljt  aitf  ben  STell  ju  mtt  etner  rafcfjen  SBetcegung  ;  btefev  after  Sebeutet 

i^n  mit  ber  §anb  itnb  ge^t.    SBenn  fceibe   ju  Derf^iebenen  ©elten  abgegongen, 

toeranbert  fic§  ber  ©c^au^to^,  unb  man  fuljt  in  bet 


Se^tcn 

ben  gansen  Sljatgrunb  »or  ScII§  2Bo{)nung,  ncbft  ben  9ln^6ljen,  roetdje  if)n 
etnfcf)ltefeen,  mit  Canbleuten  befeftt,  meli^e  ftc^  ju  etnem  malerifdjen  ©an^en 
gruppieren.  3lnbere  lommen  iibereinen  I)ol)en  Steg  ,  ber  iiber  ben  ©rfjatfien 
fii^rt,  gejogen.  SSattljer  fjiirft  mit  ben  beiben  ^naben,  9fte(<J)tf)a(  unb  @tauf= 
father  lommen  »oraart§,  anbere  brangen  nat^  ;  mie  2!etl  t>erau§tritt,  empfans 
gen  fte  ifyn  aHe  mit  lautem  ftr 


®§  lebe  XeU  I  ber  ©cfyiifc  unb  ber  ©rretter  I 

3nbem  fic^  bie  SSorberften  urn  ben  Sell  brangen  unb  if)n  umarmen,  crfc^einen 

no^iRubena  unb  Sertfja,  jener  bte  Sanbleute,  biefe  bie  .£>ebroig  umar^ 

menb.    ®ie  SJlufif  tootn  Serge  begleitet  bie|e  ftumme  ©aene.    SZBenn  fie  ge« 

enbigt,  tritt  23ertb,a  in  bie  TOitte  be§  S8oU§. 


Sanbleute,  ©tbgenoffen,  nefymt  mid^  auf 
^n'euern  35unb,  bie  erfte 


THE  SCHILLER  STONE.    Act  V,  Last  Scene. 


gttnfter  SCufjug.    £efcte  ©jene.  169 

2)ie  Srf)u£  gefunben  in  ber  $reil)eit  Scmb. 
3285  ^n  cure  tapfre  §anb  leg'  i4)  mein 
2Bottt  i^r  al§  cure  Surgerin  tnic^ 

£anbleute 
tooHen  it)tr  mit  ©ut  unb  Slut. 


<So  reid^)'  id^)  biefem  Bungling  metne 
2)ie  freic  (Sd^hjei^erm  bem  freicn 


3290  llnb  fret  er!Idr'  id^  atte  meine 

Snbem  bie  JWufit  toon  neuem  ra^  einfaUt,  faHt  ber 


NOTES. 


ABBREVIATIONS. 


cf.,  compare.  /-,  line;  //.,  lines. 

camp.,  compound.  lit.,  literally. 

dimin.,  diminutive.  )r^  pronounce. 

explet.,  expletive.  sc.,  supply. 

ff.,  and  following  pages.  SD.t  Stage  Directions. 

impers.,  impersonal.  subj.,  subject. 

Introd.,  Introduction.  tr.,  translate. 


NOTES. 


ACT  I.     SCENE  i. 

SD.  SjCTtC.  In  most  of  the  dramas  of  his  second  period,  and  in 
gteSfo,  Schiller  uses  Slufgug  and  2luftrttt  ;  in  2)ie  9?oitber  and  $abale 
unb  ?iebe  he  uses  2ttt  and  @)jetie  ;  in  £)ott  $arlo§  and  the  translation 
of  3pbigente  in  2luU§  he  combines  2t!t  and  Sluftrttt;  in  Sell,  2Juf3ug 
and  S3Cne.  There  is  no  significance  in  the  selection.  DicrtoaIbftSt= 
tenfees,  the  Hamburg  Theatre  MS.  has  33ierroalbftatterfee,  now  the 
established  spelling.  The  place  indicated  is  on  the  southern  arm  of  the 
lake,  called  the  Vlrner  @ee,  near  the  2ftl)tbenftetn  and  the  cape  where 
the  shore  turns  to  the  west.  Let  the  student  gather  the  evidence  for 
this  from  the  map  and  the  text,  urtroett,  usually  with  genitive.  £?aFett, 
see  map.  Zlod},yet,  omit  in  translation.  Kllfyretfyetl,  a  simple  bit  of 
melody,  sung  or  played  on  a  pipe  or  horn,  ancient  and  inimitable,  vary- 
ing according  to  the  canton. 

Page  5.  —  line  i.  <£s,  explet;  labct  =  labet  ein. 

1.  2.    fcfyltef  etn;  but  for  the  metre  we  should  probably  have  ifl  ein* 


1.  4.    read  :   fo  fiif}  rote 

1.8.    fpiilert,  wash,  dash;   tfym,  dative  of  possession. 

1.  9.   CS,  impers.,  there  comes  a  voice. 

1.  10.  £teb,  in  older  German  the  neuter  and  sometimes  the  mas- 
culine singular  nominative  adjective,  strong  declension,  might  be  without 
ending.  Here  the  license  favors  the  meter. 

1.  11-12.  Schiller  found  in  Scheuchzer  a  legend  of  a  certain  lake 
that  draws  people  even  from  quite  a  distance  into  its  waters. 

1.  14.  After  personal  pronouns  the  adjective  is  strong  in  the  singular, 
weak  in  the  plural. 

1.  16.  The  shepherds  leave  the  high  Alps  about  the  last  week  in 
August. 

Page  6.  —  line  17.  fasten  311  23erg,  come  up,  the  verbs  may  be 
read  as  future. 


174  WILHELM    TELL.    11.  20—47. 

1.  20.   The  herds  are  taken  into  the  high  Alps  as  late  as  June. 

1.  25.    &St  explet;   Steg,  foot-bridge. 

1.  26.  grauet,  impers.  (eg  understood),  the  order  due  to  the  meter; 
fd7imnbltd7t  =  fchrotnbUg  (the  t  is  unorganic,  i.e.  is  not  accounted 
for  by  regular  rules  of  derivation  and  declension). 

1.  31.  nebIid?t  =  nebUg  (see  1.  26);  unter  ben  ^iifjen,  beneath  his 
feet;  Itlcer  is  absolute  nominative,  as  though  subj.  of  Uegt  or  ift 
understood,  dependent  on  35a  (understood)  at  beginning  of  line. 

1.  35.    JPaffern,  i.e.  of  the  misty  sea. 

1.  36.  bdS  griinenbe  ^elb,  the  field  growing  green,  Qtlb  in  same  con- 
struction as  SBelt. 

SD.    pcranbert  fid?,  changes  its  aspect. 

SD.  ITTelfnapf,  milk-pail.  Hliobt  (pr.  Rvi-o-di;  a  closer  approxi- 
mation to  the  Swiss  pronunciation  is  expressed  by  Rfi°-di,  where  the 
small  o  represents  the  faint  portion  of  a  vanishing  diphthong.  Cp.  also 
Kuoni,  and  Muotta,  1.  1178),  nickname  of  Stilbolf ;  IDcrnt,  of  SBerner  ; 
Kuont  (pr.  Ku-o-ni),  of  tfonrab;  Seppt,  of  3ofepb,.  Ejanbbube, 

attendant. 

1.  37-  3cnKt,  dimin.  of  3obaitne8.  Haue,  boat,  skiff,  applies  to 
same  thing  as  $abn  (before  1.  i),  from  Latin  navis,  through  M.H.G. 
nawe. 

1.  38.  (Ttjaloogt;  a  word  reported  by  Scheuchzer  as  used  in  the 
monastery  Engelberg,  (lit.  valley-governor),  storm-cloud,  ^irtt,  tr.  snow- 
field,  field  of  half-melted  and  frozen  snow  in  loose,  coarse  grains  or 
masses,  not  yet  packed  enough  to  become  glacier-ice.  Such  fields  feed 
glaciers,  and  their  masses  sliding  or  rolling  down  roar  (bfiiUt). 

Page  7.  —  line  39.  ITtYtljcnflctn/  see  map.  The  mountain  called 
ber  grofje  3JZijtheit  is  probably  meant,  and  not  the  natural  obelisk  near 
the  Rutli;  £}ailbe,  here  cloud-cap. 

1.  40.  In  prose  tjCC  would  be  at  the  end;  JDcttCtlod^,  weather- 
quarter  (lit.  hole),  i.e.  the  south,  the  Gotthard  pass. 

1.  41.  metn',  think,  metnen  is  think  =  judge,  have  an  opinion; 
glaubett  is  think  =  believe,  conjecture;  bcnfcn  =  expect. 

1.  43.  tDad?ter,  Watch,  a  dog's  name;  these  and  the  following  signs 
of  approaching  rain  Schiller  found  in  Scheuchzer. 

1.  46.  £ug,  look  (South  German  and  Swiss  dialect)  ;  fid?  cerlaufen, 
strayed,  supply  Ijabe,  or  bat. 

1.  47.    £tfel,  dimin.  of  glifa,  or  gtifabetb,  Lizzie  (the  cow's  name) ; 


NOTES.      ACT  I,    SCENE  I.  175 

(Selaut,  here  =  2aut,  but  in  1.  49,  and  perhaps  here,  chime,  several 
bells  tuned  in  chord. 

1.  48.  Bo  =  dlfo,  then;  bte,  she;  ber,  bie,  ba8  demonstrative  is  to  be 
distinguished  from  ber,  bie,  ba$  relative  by  the  position  of  the  verb. 

1.  49.    fcfyon,  see  note  to  1.  10. 

1.  50.   £anbsmann,  cp.  with  Sanbmann,  1.  1056. 

1.  51.    nit  =  nid)t  (common  South  German  dialect  form). 

1.  52.  DCS  2ltttng^ciufers,  the  baron  of  Attinghausen  (see  map), 
genitive  in  apposition  with  §ernt;  3iicje3af}lt,  entrusted,  perhaps  let  on 
shares. 

1.  53-  ber  Kufy,  indirect  object  of  ftetjt;  311  £?alfe,  as  to  her  neck,  tr. 
looks  on  the  cow's  neck. 

1.  54.  Das,  i.e.  what  is  in  1.  53;  since  the  following  clause,  beginning 
baft,  is  in  the  herdman's  mind  equivalent  to  1.  53,  ba§  may  refer  to  this 
also;  Hetfyen,  confusion  with  ber  9t.  the  dance. 

1.  55-    \ty,from  her ;  fyorte  ailf,  imperfect  subjunctive  for  conditional. 

Page  8.  —  line  56.  ntcfyt  flucj,  foolish;  with  Dietj  understand 
either  ift  e8  or  faitn  ba8  nidjt. 

!•  57-  3ft  Balb  gefagt,  that  is  easy  to  say;  bos  (Tier,  not '  this  animal,' 
but  animals.  The  definite  article,  with  a  noun  in  either  the  singular  or 
the  plural,  has  a  generalizing  force;  compare  English  usage. 

1.  58.  bie  rmr,  when  the  antecedent  of  the  relative  pronoun  ber,  bte, 
ba8,  is  of  the  ist  or  2nd  person,  the  relative  is  usually  followed  by  the 
personal  pronoun,  as  here ;  when  not  so  followed  the  verb  is  in  the  3rd 
person. 

1.  59-    Die/  demonstrative  pronoun,  They, 

1.  60.  'ne  =  eine ;  bte,  it,  not '  which.' 

1.  61.   pfetfe,  call. 

1.  62.    ab<jen>eibet,  grazed  bare. 

1.  63.    Die,  that ;  tr.  /  wish  you  the  same. 

1.  64.  Kefyrt  ftc^'s,  an  extreme  case  of  the  impersonal  reflexive, 
one  does  not  always  return. 

1.  65.  gelaufen,  running,  thus  always  after  fommen  and  geben,  the 
past  participle  of  the  verb  indicating  the  mode  of  motion. 

1.  66.    ber,  colloquially  and  familiarly  the  definite  article  is  used  with 
surnames  as  in  the  family  it  is  used  with  Christian  names; 
short  for  meter's  sake;   21 136 lien,  see  map. 

1.  68.    n>as  gtebt's  fo  eiltg?  what  is  the  hurry? 


176  WILHELM    TELL.    11.  71—107. 

Page  9.  —  line  71.  btd?t  fd?on,  read  fdjon  btdjt. 

1.  72.  £anboogt,  governor  (see  1.  131),  in  this  case,  £anbenberg, 
see  Introd.  xli/ 

1.  73.  em  ITTann  bes  Cobs,  a  dead  man. 

1.  76.  IPas  that's  gegeben,  a>A«/  /&<«  happened. 

1.  77.  PCS  Katfers,  cp.  1.  130,  2Ubred)t  was  not  in  fact  emperor. 
But  the  titles  are  used  indifferently  in  "Tell";  Surgpogt,  castellan, 
see  1.  130;  fa§,  had  his  seat. 

1.  78.  JDoIfenfcfyteften  (see  Introd.  xliii)  is  also  the  name  of  a  place; 
see  map;  cp.  1.  131;  £d§t  Cud?  bcr  CCrfolgett  ?  Is  he  having  you 
pursued. 

1.  81.    jcber,  any  ;  at  the  end  of  the  line  supply  gethan  batte. 

1.  82.    JTteitt  gutes  f}aiisred?t,  my  domestic  rights. 

1.  83.    21  m,  against. 

Page  10.  —  line  85.  bos,  see  note  to  1.  10;  (Seliiften,  infinitive 
as  noun  =  ©eliift. 

1.  87.    tfynt/  dative  of  possession. 

1.  89.    BtS,  before. 

I.QO.  See  Introd.  xliii;  l^aiitqtf 'Mi,  had  been  felling;  ba,  'then,'  tr. 
w-fow. 

1.  91.  in  ber  2tttgft  bcs  (Eobcs,  z«  deadly  fear,  not '  in  the  anguish  of 
death.' 

1.  92.  Hcg',  subjunctive  of  indirect  discourse,  about  which  the  Ger- 
mans often  use  quotation-marks. 

1.  94.  Ungebiitjrltcfyes  POTT  tljr  OCrlangt,  made  improper  demands 
ofher. 

1-95-   f rtfd?,  promptly. 

1.  97.  '$  =  ba§  ;  gefegrtet,  blessed.  The  expression  is  from  Tschudi 
(gefegrten)  and  of  course  ironical.  See  Introd.  xliii. 

1.  98.  fd?elten  =  tabeln. 

1.  101.  rudptbar  =  rud)bar ;  mtrtmrb  nacfygefetjt  (subject  e8  under- 
stood). Note  that  an  indirect  object  cannot  properly  be  used  as 
subject  in  a  passive  voice,  but  remains  in  the  oblique  case,  as  here;  tr. 
/  am  pursued. 

Page  11.  —  line  104.  (Setjt  ttid?t,  3rd  person  singular  with  e* 
understood. 

1.  106.    totet,  is  death. 

1.  107.   mit  (Sott,  in  God's  name. 


NOTES.       ACT  I,    SCENE  I.  177 

1.  108.  (5Ietd?CS,  the  like;  ja,  -why,  at  beginning,  or  you  know,  at 
end.  The  student  should  make  a  point  of  getting  good  idiomatic  ren- 
derings for  bod),  ja,  jdjon,  h)ohl  and  and). 

1.  109.  ^obn,  south-wind,  on  lake  Lucerne  usually  a  dangerous 
storm-wind,  cp.  1.  423  ff. 

1.  in.  mem  (an  historically  correct  form)  =  meiner ;  the  line  is 
meant  as  an  appeal,  not  as  a  threat. 

1.  112.    <£s  gefyt  lim's  £eben,  ifs  a  matter  of  life  and  death. 

1.  1 1 6.  How  the  breakers  roll,  how  it  seethes  and  eddies. 

1.  121.    Hettimgsufer,  analyze  and  translate  accordingly. 

Page  12.  —  line  123.  This  is  possible  at  the  narrowest  point  in- 
dicated. 

1.124.  fymubertruge,  conditional,  with  suppressed  condition :  roenn 
ibr  es  ruagen  njolltet. 

1.  125.  Before  mil§  sc.  fid)  ;  oer^agett,  infinitive,  same  construction 
as  Hegen. 

1.  127.  Observe  that  the  abrupt  question  from  Tell  implies  assured 
superiority  and  mastery. 

1.  128.    Jl^eller,  ofAlzellen,  accent  on  penult,  cp.  1.  66. 

1.  130.    Koittg's,  here  and  often  instead  of  $atfer. 

1.  131.  £anboogt,  see  1.  72;  the  23urgBogt  (see  1.  77)  was  subordi- 
nate to  the  ftmbtiogt.  See  also  SBoIfenfdjiejjen,  1.  945. 

1.  135.  After  rnagert  sc.  jet. 

1.  136.  IS§t  fid?,  may ;  n?agert,  passive  infinitive;  the  dialogue  that 
here  follows  is  a  specimen  of  what  is  called  in  the  Greek  drama 
'  stichomythy,'  (lit.  dialogue  in  lines).  It  is  marked  by  its  brevity,  and 
by  being  cast  in  general  terms.  See  Introd.  xxxvi.  Let  the  student  ob- 
serve its  recurrence,  and  note  who  uses  it. 

1.  137.    £jollenrad?en,  analyze  and  translate  accordingly. 

1.  141.  Ia§t  ftd?'s  gemadjltd?  ratcn,  it  is  easy  to  advise. 

Page  13.  —  line  143.  Note  the  difficulty  of  well  translating  farm, 
though  it  has  the  same  meaning  in  both  clauses :  possibility. 

1.  146.  Simons  unb  3uba  (sc.  Sag),  the  28th  of  October,  the 

common  anniversary  of  Simon  the  Canaanite  and  Judas  the  son  of 
James,  not  Simon  Peter  and  Judas  Iscariot.  Perhaps  such  a  confusion  led 
Schiller  to  transfer  to  this  day  a  superstition  belonging  to  St.  John's  Day. 
1.  149.  bcm  HTann  mufj  ^tlfe  rnerben,  the  man  must  be  helped; 
ttJCtben  =  JU  Sett  inerben,  was  formerly  widely  used  in  this  sense,  cp. 
11.  645  and  1347. 


178  WILHELM    TELL.    II.  152-184. 

1.  152.    fdproacfy,  not  in  comparison  with  Ruodi,  but  with  the  storm. 
1.  153.  IDetbgefellen  =  SBeibntann. 
1.  155.    IDofjI,  indeed,  read  after  ©etnalt. 

Page  14.  — •  line  158.  ber  IHenfd?cn,  genitive  plural,  sc.  §anb; 
SanbSmann,  all  of  the  men  areTell's  countrymen,  but  it  must  be  inferred 
that  Kuoni  is  from  near  Tell's  home. 
1.  159.  irtenfdpltdpes,/^/  (lit.  human);  was  =  ettDaS. 

160.   laffcn  =  itntertaffen,  tr.  help  doing. 
.  161.    JTteifter,  probably  ironical.    Note  the  change  in  pronoun  used 
by  Kuoni  to  Ruodi  going  back  to  the  formal  ihr  used  previous  to  1.  103. 
.  162.    ftd?  getraut,  venture,  cp.  1.  2244. 

163.  XPoIjI,  indeed,  read  after  Scanner. 

164.  tm  (Sebtrge,  i.e.  the  Forest  Cantons. 
170.   artgefprengt,  cp.  note  to  1.  65. 

1.  171.  H?Ct§  (Sott,  inverted;  inversion  caused  by  an  impersonal 
68  understood  is  quite  common. 

1.  172.  After  perborgen  sc.  b,abt  ;  this  omission  of  the  auxiliary  at 
the  end  of  subordinate  clause  is  so  common  that  it  will  not  be  pointed 
out  again. 

1.  173.   Qes  =  btejeS,  adverbial  genitive. 

Page  15.  —  line  176.  betlegt,/^  on;  this  the  evident  meaning 
is  not  found  in  most  standard  dictionaries;  perhaps  Schiller  misunder- 
stood the  nautical  term  beifegen  =  to  lay  by. 

1.  179.    Hetfjet  ettt,  break  open. 

1.  181.   EDiitrtcfye,  monsters. 

1.  182.  btefem  £anbe,  i.e.  the  Forest  Cantons,  not  merely  Uri. 
The  reference  to  one  land  is  justified  by  the  ,,nralt  93iinbni«"  cited 
L  1156. 

ACT  I.     SCENE  2. 

SD.  bes  Stauffad?ers.  The  article  with  personal  names  indicates  in- 
timacy or  wide  repute,  but  usage  is  fluctuant;  cp.  11.  126,  134,  162,  etc., 
and  the  opening  of  Act  III,  Scene  i. 

SD.    pfctfcr  is  a  name,  not  an  office. 

1.  183.    fagte,  was  saying. 

1.  184.  Sd?ro8rt  md?t  511  (Dftreid?,  Do  not  swear  allegiance  to 
Austria,  i.e.  the  Duchy  of  Austria,  hereditary  with  the  house  of  Habs- 
burg;  the  imperial  office  was  elective,  but  was  held  at  this  time  by  the 
Duke  of  Austria, 


NOTES.       ACT   I,    SCENE    2.  179 

Page  16.  — line  185.  am  Hetcfy,  i.e.  to  their  (assumed)  immediate 
relation  to  the  Empire. 

SD.    to  til,  is  about  to. 

1.  187.  IDtrtht,  wife,  archaic,  modern  only  'hostess';  BIctbt  bocfy, 
pray  or  do  remain.  The  quality  of  conversational  German  is  greatly 
affected  by  the  use  of  the  words:  bod),  jo,  fd)OH,  Ctud),  and  tuoht ;  no 
dictionary  will  give  universal  equivalents,  but  the  student  should  make  a 
point  of  feeling  and  rendering  the  special  force  of  each. 

1.  189.  Did,  accusative  but  undeclined,  as  is  usual  with  ttiel  and 
ttientg  in  the  nominative  and  accusative,  masculine  and  neuter. 

1.  190.    Sd?tt>eres,  tr.  hardships. 

1.  193.  arts  Hctd?  gelattO.cn,  come  to  the  throne;  the  imperial  office 
was  elective. 

1.  194.  Setb  tfjr  erft,  If  you  are  once;  ©fterretcfys,  the  regular  form, 
that  in  1.  184  being  a  contraction;  fctb  tfyt  CS,  you  are  hers. 

1.  196.  For  many  days  I  have  observed  in  silence,  the  present  with 
jdjort  or  feit  is  used  for  the  present  perfect  when  the  action  or  condi- 
tion continues  in  present  time. 

1.  198.  (Scbceften,  grief,  an  unusual  word  suggested  by  Tschudi's 
Chronicle,  from  the  verb  gebveften,  'to  be  lacking.' 

1.  202.    (SlUcfsftanb,  condition. 

1.  203.  ScfyeilttCtt,  sheds,  for  hay  and  grain;  after  Scfyarett  sc.  ftnb 
coll. 

1.  204.    ^itcfyt,  herd. 

1.  208.    Stammfyol3,  massive  timber  (lit.  trunk-wood). 

Page  17.  —  line  209.  Symmetrically  put  together  according  to 
the  standard ;  the  line  could  have  been  spared.  It  is  said  to  be  due 
to  an  attempt  to  imitate  Homer  whom  Schiller  as  well  as  Goethe  studied 
as  a  model. 

1.  210.    Don,  with,  not  '  from.' 

1.  211.  tDappenfd7tIbern.  It  is  not  likely  that  the  house  had  more 
than  one  escutcheon  or  possibly  two,  one  for  Stauffacher  and  one  for  his 
wife's  family  (Miiller,  from  whom  the  description  is  imitated,  mentions 
none),  but  it  might  have  various  scenes,  or  mottoes,  as  may  still  be  seen 
on  old  buildings  in  Switzerland. 

1.  214.    IDofyl,  modifies  gc3tmmert  and  gcfiigt. 

1.  215.    ben,  the  accusative  is  very  unusual. 

1.  218.  bas  fd?ott  Dollbrad?tc,  £>au«  is  not  distinctly  understood;  tr. 
what  is  so  beautifully  finished. 


180  WILHELM    TELL.    11.  220—270. 

1.  220.   geritten  with  fam,  cp.  note  to  1.  65. 

1.  223.    trat  entgegen,  advanced  to  meet. 

1.  226.    bosTttetnenb,  with  evil  intent, 

1.  227.  befonnen,  past  participle  of  beftttnen,  tr.  by  present  parti- 
ciple reflecting;  not  quite  like  the  petrified  past  participle  in  1.  1872. 

1.  229.  cures,  agrees  with  §erm  understood;  cp.  the  language  in 
Tschudi,  Introd.  xlvi. 

1.  232.  2Juf  feme  eigne  f7anb,  on  his  own  motion  ;  alfo  fret,  thus 
freely.  Observe  that  German  ,,alfo"  is  never  '  also.' 

1.  234.    (End?  bas  3tt  t»er|ren,  to  prevent  you  (from  doing)  that. 

1.  235.  trutjiglid?,  archaic  for  trot^tg,  cp.,  1.  168,  IrciftigUd)  for 
frdfttg. 

Page  18.  —  line  238.  (JEfyeonrt,  husband,  cp.  note  to  1.  187; 
IHagft  bll,  Are  you  willing. 

1.  240.  ^bcrgS.  Gertrude's  family  name  according  to  the  chronicle 
was  Herlobig,  but  Schiller  found  the  name  Iberg  in  M  tiller,  and  it 
pleased  him  better;  rufym'  id?  mid?,  tr.  I  am  proud  to  say  I  am. 

1.  241.  melerfab.rnen,  much  experienced;  this  adjective  is  suggestive 
of  the  Homeric  method  of  composition;  certain  commentators  discover 
a  great  deal  of  Homeric  suggestion  in  "  Tell,"  but  it  is  well  to  remember 
that  word-composition  is  in  the  genius  of  the  German  language  as  much 
as  in  the  Greek;  fafjen,  used  to  sit. 

1.  244.  pergamente,  tr.  charters. 

1.  251.  pre§te  =  briicfte;  nmfjt'  id?  langft,  I  have  long  known. 

1-  253.  (£ttt  ^tnbentis,  bafj  etc.,  an  obstacle  (tr.)  preventing  the 
Swiss  etc.,  but  (leading  them  to)  etc.  Or  tr.  §inberm8,  cause,  and  pro- 
ceed literally. 

1.  254.  bem  neuett  ^iirftenrjaus,  i.e.  the  Habsburgs. 

1.  257,    2tltt>orbcrn,  forefathers. 

1.  258.    Ilige,  am  wrong,  often  thus,  and  not  '  lie.' 

1.  259.    (Sroll  a  ll  f ,  more  commonly  gegen. 

1.  260.    btr  netbifd?,  more  commonly  ailf  bid)  iteibifrf). 

Page  19.  —  line  264.  So  gut,  as  well  or  freely  as;  note  that  in 
adverbial  comparisons  of  equality,  like  this,  the  second  as  (tt)ie  or  al8) 
is  not  commonly  expressed. 

1.  266.  ben  f?od?ften  in  ber  Cbrtftent^eit,  i.e.  the  Emperor,  as  head 
of  the  "  Holy  Roman  Empire." 

1.  270.     With  envious  looks  of  spiteful  jealousy. 


NOTES.       ACT   I,    SCENE    2.  l8l 

1.  272.  nod?,  the  student  should  be  careful  in  translating  nod)  not  to 
put  still  at  beginning  of  sentence,  as  the  word  is  then  the  equivalent  of 
Dod). 

1.  273.  bte  bb'fe  £uft  an  btr  gebii^t/  has  accomplished  his  evil  pur- 
pose against  you. 

1.  275.  Cp.  this  portion  of  Gertrude's  speech  with  that  attributed  to 
her  by  Tschudi,  Introd.  xlvi. 

1.  277.  <Db,  archaic  for  iiber.  Schiller  has  added  ,,©ei3"  to  the 
,,2Buterei"  attributed  to  Gessler  by  Tschudi. 

1.  279.  llrner,  genitive  plural,  lit.,  of  the  inhabitants  of  Uri,  tr.  the 
landof  Uri. 

1.  281.    fd?afft  CS  fred?,  acts  highhandedly. 

1.  282.    briiben  iibcrm  See,  yonder  across  the  lake. 

1.  284.  (Setr>alt=23egmnen,  deed  of  violence.  23eginnen  as  noun  is 
commonly  not  'beginning,'  but  has  the  sense  of  act,  undertaking;  cp. 
SBaflenfteing  £ob,  Act  I,  Scene  4:  2Ba8  ift  bein  Seginnen? 

1.  285.  This  is  one  of  three  instances  in  "Tell"  where  a  word  is 
divided  between  two  lines  (cp.  11.  2571  and  2614)  ;  there  are  many  more 
in  Schiller's  earlier  dramas;  see  Introd.  xxxvii;  port,  by. 

1.  286.  tfyat'  ts  gut  =  roare  e«  gut. 

1.  287.    rebltd?  metncn,  are  in  earnest. 

1.  289.    So  ad?t'  id?  tootjl,  And  I  fully  believe. 

Page  20.  —  line  291.  (Saftfreunb,  friend  (with  whom  one 
exchanges  visits). 

1.  293.    Cp.  again  the  extracts  from  Tschudi,  Introd.  xlvii. 

1.  294.  attgefefyen,  respected,  same  construction  as  grojje,  but  ending 
dropped  for  meter's  sake;  f^errenleiltc,  leaders. 

1.  295.  getjCtm,  devoted;  gar  tDobJ  Dertraut,  thoroughly  trusted 
(by  me). 

1.  297.    3nncrftes,  inmost  soul. 

1.  298.  mtr  entgcgcn,  before  me. 

1.  299.    (till,  modifies  benfeit. 

1.  300.   fccflid?  =  feel,  cp.  11.  1 68  and  235. 

1.  301.    aild?,  moreover,  at  beginning  of  line. 

1.  303.    f  rtcbgctDotjttt,  peacewonted,  or  simply  peaceful. 

\.  304.    toagten,  subjunctive  dependent  on  rcitft,  should  venture. 

1.  309.    Partn  fdpaltcn/  'hold  sway  in  it,'  tr.  rule  it. 


1 82  WILHELM    TELL.    11.  315-356. 

1.315.  fcfylagt,  strikes  down.  There  is  a  resemblance  between  this 
line  and  Matthew  26,  31. 

Page  21.  —  line  316.   Cp.  note  to  1.  136. 

1.  319.    bcr  imgefyeure,  'the  monstrous,'  tr.  the  monster. 

1.  331.  £?erb  unb  fjof,  hearth  and  isccm.,  tr.  home,  ^reubett,  dative 
plural;  this  usage  is  old  and  still  common,  but  one  may  also  say,  mit 
greube. 

!•  333-  ftefynben  ^U§CS,  adverbial  genitive,  -without  delay;  perhaps 
the  idea  of  the  peculiar  phrase  '  with  standing  foot '  is  '  on  my  feet  as  I 
am';  gletd?  is  redundant. 

1.  334.  mtr,  dative  of  interest;  the  natural  order  is:  Port  Icbt  mtr 
C.  (5.,  tr.  I  have  there  a  friend. 

1.  336.  23annerb.errtl,  banneret,  military  title  of  honor  rather  than 
title  of  nobility. 

Page  22.  —  line  341.  rocil  =  bteroeit,  tocihrenb. 

1-  343-  3um  (Sottesfyaufe.  Probably  Stauffacher  refers  to  the  monas- 
tery of  Einsiedeln  about  nine  miles  northeast  of  Steinen. 

1.  346.  §u  a'ufjerft  am,  Right  out  on. 

1.  347.  fjeertr»cg  —  ^eerjtrafje. 

1.  348.    fafyren,  more  commonly  gehen. 

1.  349.  You  have  now  no  further  need  of  me ;  the  phrase  is  more 
commonly  nbtig  hoben  (with  accusative). 

ACT  I.     SCENE   3. 

SD.  bauen,  passive  infinitive  in  sense;  gebtefyett,  past  participle, 
supply  tft,  tr.  is  advanced;  rotrb  cbert  gcbailt  (lit.  is  just  being  built), 
tr.  work  is  in  progress ;  tjdttgt,  clings.  ^ronr»o<jt  (j^ron  =  lord  or 
master,  as  in  ^roitletcfynam,  Corpus  Christi,  lit.  the  Lord's  body),  task- 
master, the  representative  of  Gessler. 

!•  353-  gcfetert,  past  participle,  a  substitute  for  the  imperative,  Don't 
rest  long!  so  also  3UCjefafyren  in  the  next  line;  the  accusatives  Kalf 
and  ITtortcI  show  that  the  full  construction  is :  gajjt  ben  $alt  gugefahrett 
luerben. 

Page  23.  —  line  355.  ba§  =  bamit. 

1.  356.  fteb,t,  indicative  to  express  certain  expectancy  where  the 
subjunctive  would  be  more  common.  Pas,  i.e.  biefeS  SSoIf  (contemp- 
tuous). 


NOTES.       ACT    I,    SCENE    3.  183 

1-  357-  £?Ct§t  has  gelabett  ?  '  Is  that  called  loaded '?  tr.  Do  you  call 
that  a  load? 

1.  358.    ifyre  Pfltcb.  t  beftefylett,  '  rob,'  tr.  shirk  their  duty. 

1.  360.  drying,  archaic  for  ^nnttg,  which  occurs  in  1.  370;  the  latter 
word,  usually  in  the  phrase  fitting  llltb  23ann,  now  means  jurisdiction, 
while  the  meaning  of  the  present  text,  fortress  or  keep,  has  been  trans- 
ferred to  the  newer  word  3tt>inger. 

1.  361.   Was  =  roarum. 

1.  362.    attftelltg,  dialect,//. 

1.  364.  After  mefyr  so.  arbeiten. 

1.  365.    (EmgetDCtb',  bowels  of  mercy. 

1-  367-    frovhK^i,  farced  labor. 

1.  368.    After  2Imts  sc.  iff,  -what  belongs  to  my  office. 

1.  37O.  piping,  Hold  or  Keep  Uri,  gives  an  imperfect  reproduction 
of  the  play  on  the  word. 

Page  24.  —  line  372.  was  gtebt's  babei  311  lacfyen,  what  occasion 
is  there  in  that  to  laugh. 

1.  374-  Diet,  for  tnele. 

1.  375-    bis  ein  Berg  braus  mtrb,  till  they  make  a  mountain. 

1.  377.  in  ben  ttefften  See,  into  the  depths  of  the  lake. 

1.  382.    t^,  once;  after  gefefjn  sc.  Ijattet. 

1.  383.  roer,  whoever,  the  Per,  at  the  beginning  of  next  line,  is  un- 
necessary but  the  repetition  is  quite  common. 

1.  384.  fiirber,  archaic,  =  fteiter. 

1.  386.  ^(anfett,  -walls,  lit.  the  retreating  walls  of  a  bastion,  but 
probably  used  here  loosely  for  the  bastions  themselves. 

1.  389.    Was  n?tll  bte  (Erommel  ?    What  does  the  drum  mean  ? 

Page  25.  — line  390.  ^a§nad?tsailf3Ug,  now  commonly  printed  in- 
correctly, ^aftnacfytgaufjUfl,  carnival-masquerade;  toas  foil,  what  means. 

"•••  393-  Stufrtcfyten.  The  word  applies  rather  to  the  pole  on  which  the 
hat  was  set. 

1'  395-    tTteinuncj,  purpose. 

1.  396.    gefcfyefyn,  tr.  be  shown. 

1.400-401.  Whoever  disregards  the  command  shall  forfeit,  lit.  is 
forfeit.  £eib,  tr.  life. 

1.  402.    Unerb,ortes,  atrocity,  lit.  unheard  of  (thing). 

1.  404.  bergleidjen,  this  is  the  genitive  plural,  the  real  object  of  tJOIt 
being  SHngen  understood. 


1 84  WILHELM    TELL.    11.  407-465. 

Page  26.  —  line  407.  So,  As  it  is. 

1.  408.    Per  Ejut,  the  emblem  of  the  ducal  office. 

1.  409.  Probably  not  at  Vienna,  but  at  Baden  in  Aargau  where 
Albrecht  sometimes  held  court.  £eb,ett  gtebt,  distributes  the  fiefs. 

1.  414.    tDtfjet  Sefcfyetb,  are  posted,  lit.  know  definite  information. 

1.  415.   Cp.  note  to  1.  136. 

Page  27.  —  line  422.    fcfynetl,  rash  or  violent. 

\.  423.    ^6'b.tt,  see  note  to  1.  109. 

1.  427.  Let  each,  tr.  every  one  live  quietly  at  home  by  himself  (with- 
out interfering). 

1.  429.  IHeint  tfyr,  Do  you  think  so.  Die  Scfylange  fttcfyt  nid?t 
llTtaeret3t,  The  snake  does  not  bite,  lit.  sting,  unless  irritated. 

1.  430.    bod?,  certainly. 

1.  431.  £anbe  ;  this  plural  is  poetic,  and  more  common  in  the  mean- 
ing '  estates,'  £anber  being  the  regular  form  for  '  states '  or  cantons. 
Schiller  did  not  discriminate;  cp.  11.  655  and  742. 

1.  433.    ber  ettt3eltte,  a  man  alone. 

!•  439-    3Ur  ZTotruefyr  (jretft,  resorts  to  self-defense,  tr.  arms. 

Page  28.  —  line  441.  follte,  should  (i.e.  is  it  to  be  expected  that 
he  will). 

1.  442.    was  =  tt>a§  aucl),  -whatever. 

1.  443.    Cp.  this  with  11.  2561-2651. 

1.  444.   beftimmter,  a  definite. 

1.  448-9.  Bertha's  act  was  not  wise  but  perhaps  natural;  feeling 
rather  than  deliberate  judgment  often  controls  in  such  circumstances. 

1.  450.  mit  eiiretn  (Solbe/  expression  of  impatience,  tr.  Away  with 
your  gold  (in  German  sc.  ©ebt  before  2Jttt).  2IUes  tft  eitd?  fell  lim 
(Solb  (eucf),  ethical  dative),  You  think  everything  is  to  be  had  for  gold. 

1.  455-  etj'  tfjr  Famt,  thus  unjustly  identifying  Bertha  with  her  kins- 
man Gessler. 

ACT  I.     SCENE  4. 

Page  29.  —  line  459.  JPenn,  tr.  What  if. 

1.  461.  It  is  not  necessary  to  assume,  as  does  Diintzer,  that  Fiirst  is 
just  returning  from  a  trip  to  Unterwalden. 

1.  462.  The  order  of  Htd?t  ertracj'  td?'s  langer  is  unusual  and  not 
to  be  accounted  for  by  the  necessities  of  meter. 

1.  465.   llm,  etc.,  tr.  That  I  should. 


NOTES.      ACT    I,    SCENE   4.  185 

1.  466.  For  the  following  recital  cp.  the  account  of  Tschudi,  Introd. 
xliv.  Dem  fredjen  Bllben,  and  mtr,  datives  of  possession;  in  trans- 
lation begin  with  1.  469.  23uben,  servant. 

1.  472.  in  Straf  gefalien,  more  commonly  ber  @trafe  DerfaKen, 
incurred  a  penalty;  mitfjtet,  "were  compelled  (i.e.  by  prudence);  more 
natural  would  seem  hattet.  .  -fugen  fatten. 

1.  473.    ItHe  fd?t»er  ftc  (sc.  aud))  roar,  however  severe  it  was. 

1.  476.  mog,',  let. 

Page  30.  —  line  478.   fparmte,  unyoked. 

1.  480.   ftie§en,  hooked. 

1.  487.    gefyaffig,  in  active  sense,  tr.  hates  him. 

1.  490.  niemanb  ift  =  e8  tft  niemanb  (sc.  ba)  ;  fcfyiitje,  a  delicate 
subjunctive,  common  in  French  in  such  a  case  (relative  after  negative), 
but  rare  in  German. 

1.  491.  fyiniiber,  across,  i.e.  the  mountains,  not  the  lake,  which  does 
not  lie  between  Uri  and  Melchthal,  see  map. 

1.  493.  com  IDalbe,  i.e.  Untenualben. 

1.  497.  reicfyen  fid?  bie  £7anbe,/0z«  hands. 

Page  31.  —  line  501.  fd?tr>ant,  dialect  for  abnt,  tr.  what  evil  1 
forebode, 

1.  503.  Iaufd?t;  the  use  of  a  singular  verb  with  two  singular  subjects 
is  quite  common  in  German,  where  English  usage  would  not  permit  it. 

1.  505.  tfya't'  CS  not,  it  would  be  necessary  (sc.  as  condition,  'if  it 
kept  on  this  way ') . 

SD.  ba,  as;  the  student  should  learn  to  discriminate  between  ba, 
adverb  =  then  or  there  (verb  immediately  following),  and  ba,  conjunc- 
tion =  as  or  since  (verb  at  end  of  clause) . 

1.  507.  bet  (Sott !  The  German  uses  the  titles  of  the  divinity  with 
much  greater  freedom  than  the  English,  yet  without  any  sense  of 
irreverence,  tr.  by  Heaven,  or  /  declare. 

1.  508.  tnerter,  not  'worthy,'  but  dear,  synonymous  with  teiirer, 
which  tr.  valued. 

1.  513.  Die,  those;  mtr  tmrb  fo  rootil,  for  c8  tl)itt  tmr  fo  roohl. 

1.  514.  gefyt  auf,  swells;  eiirem  21nblicf,  the  sight  of  you. 

1.  516.   IPtrttn,  cp.  1.  187. 

1.  517.   Cp.  note  to  11.  240  and  241. 

1.  519.  iibcr  ITteinrabs  §ell,  by  the  way  of  MeinraoTs  hermitage,  i.e. 
(Sinfiebdrt,  which  is  on  the  old  highway  that  leads  over  the  Gotthard 


1 86  WILHELM    TELL.    11.  522—565. 

pass.  It  is  on  the  spot  where  St.  Meinrad  was  murdered  in  86 1,  cp. 
note  to  1.  343. 

1.  522.    ntrgenbs  fonft  nod?,  nowhere  else  besides. 

1.  524.  IDol}!,  indeed,  the  natural  order  would  be :  tt)otjl  {jab'  id?, 
etc. 

Page  32.  —  line  526.  ba  fyabt  tfyr's,  there  you  have  it  (« the  whole 
story'). 

1.  528.  feit  2Ttenfd?enbenfen  (=  =gebenfen),  within  the  memory  of 

men. 

1.  529.    feft,  impregnable. 

1.  530.    mit  ZTamen,  by  its  (sc.  righf)  name. 

1.  531.  id?  tPtll  eild?,  etc.,  either  sc.  e8  as  direct  object,  or  bttfj  at 
beginning  of  1.  532. 

1.  536.  giel  =  (Snbe. 

1.  537.  Don  uralters  tjer,  from  primitive  times  down;  uraltcrs,  an 
adverbial  genitive,  is  here  used  substantively. 

1-  539-  <£in  fold?es,  sc.  S)ing.    tear  =  roarb. 

1.  540.    trieb,  has  driven,  sc.  as  object  feine  §Ctbe. 

1.  541.    es  tretben,  carry  on. 

1.  543.  nod?,  (though)  still  (alive).  It  may  be  as  well  to  omit  alto- 
gether in  translation. 

1.  544.    To  give  the  proper  meter  to  the  line  the  nid)t  must  be  stressed 

1.  545.  unterm  IDalb,  Unternmlbert,  or  perhaps  the  phrase  is  used 
for  the  part  of  Unterwalden  called  nib  (i.e.  unter)  bent  SBotb.  Sd?u>e» 
res,  deeds  of  violence. 

1.  548.  (Seliiften  trug  cr,  he  longed. 

Page  33.  —  line  549-  l?ausHaIt,  dwells. 

!•  55°-    311  fted?Ct  UngcbiiBr,  tr.  in  highhanded  outrage. 

1.  551.  bcr  UTann,  the  husband. 

1.  554.    bod?,  tr.  I  hope. 

\.  555.  €ucr  (Eibam,  i.e.  Sett ;  iibcrn  =  fiber  ben ;  gcfl[ud?tct, 
aided  —  inflight. 

1.  557-   bcrfelbe  IHann,  i.e.  SSaumgarten. 

1.  560.    ITtcId?ttjaI,  see  map. 

1.  561.    eintritt,  i.e.  into  the  valley. 

1.  562.    f^albcn,  lit.  slope,  but  do  not  translate.     See  Introd.  xlii. 

1.  563.    gilt  mas  (=  etttmS),  has  some  weight. 

1.  565.   bii§te,/«^. 


NOTES.      ACT    I,    SCENE    4.  187 

1.  566.    After  Ilm  sc.  ettteS. 

1.  567.    th.tn,  dative  of  possesion  with  Ddjfett. 

1.  568.   pa,  thereupon ;  nmrbe  flud?ttg,./fo/. 

Page  34.  —  line  571.  fobcrn,  archaic  for  forbern.  He  (the  father) 
is  required  to  bring  in  to  him  (the  governor)  his  son. 

1.  574.    Pa,  therefore,  or  leave  untranslated. 

SD.     will,  tries  to. 

1.  577.   bobren,  thrust. 

Page  35.  —  line  585.  The  spacing  (@perrfd)rtft)  shows  the 
emphasis,  geblenbet  adds  nothing  to  blind,  tr.  really  and  wholly 
blind. 

1.  586.   fagt's  =  faflte  eS;  ausgeftoffcn,  <?»»*  ^7. 

1.  593-    f  iibjenb,  groping. 

!•  594-    ^tnftern,  unusual  for  ^infterniS.   erqutcft,  present  for  future. 

1.  595.  Sd?mel3,  lustre. 

\.  596.  Pie  roten  ^trncn,  tr.  r<wy  ice-peaks,  see  note  to  1.  38;  whole 
peaks  are  sometimes  covered  with  ,,^inm§,"  and  receive  thence  the 
name  ^tnt ;  the  refracted  and  reflected  light  from  such  peaks  causes 
what  is  called  Ifyeitgfiiben. 

1.  599.   frifcfye,  sound. 

1.  600.    Femes,  neither. 

1.  602.    mtr  ins  2Jll<je  brtngt,  enters  my  eyes. 

Page  36.  —  line  609.  2JlIes,  same  construction  as  in  1.  605;  note 
that  railben  takes  accusative  of  the  thing  and  dative  of  the  person  ;  the 
compound  berailbeit  has  government  like  the  English. 

1.  614.    fjaupt,  tr.  life. 

1.  615.    gelaffett,  same  construction  as  gebadjt,  1.  613. 

1.  618.    tyniiber,  see  note  to  1.  491. 

1.  620.    Derails,  separable  particle  with  pttben. 

1.  625.   fjerrenburg,  lordly  castle,  tr.  seat. 

1.  628.  Scfyrecf  fyorn,  a  Pea^  m  tne  Bernese  Alps  southeast  of  Lucerne 
and  about  equidistant  from  Bern  and  Lucerne;  bte  ^Httgfrail,  a  famous 
peak  about  nine  miles  southeast  of  the  Schreckhorn. 

1.  629.  nerfcfyletert,  the  figure  does  not  apply  literally,  as  the  moun- 
tain is  by  no  means  always  -veiled,  macfye,  present  instead  of  morf)te, 
which  would  correspond  to  iDotjnt',  to  express  greater  reality  in  the  con- 
clusion. 

Page  37.  —  line  632.    ifyr  alle,  i.e.  men  of  means  and  leaders. 


1 88  WILHELM  TELL. 

1.  637.    Sinn,  mind. 

1-  639.  (£s  tft  cmf  feinem  (Sipfel,  it  is  at  its  height,  i.e.  Melchthal's 
passion.  tPolIeu  w'vc  crioartcn  bis  bas  2iu§erftc  sc.  tioriiber  ift, 

Let  us  wait  until  the  extreme  (or  tr.  worst)  is  past, 

1.  640.  IDelcfy  2tu§erftC5.  Melchthal,  to  whom  the  remark  was  not 
addressed,  overhears  it,  and  misunderstands  its  application,  thinking  it 
to  refer  to  the  general  state  of  affairs. 

1-  645-  3e^em  n^efen  n>arb,  cp.  note  to  1.  149. 

1.  646.    ZtotcjCtDcfyc,  weapon  in  need,  tr.  means  of  defence. 

\.  647.    <£s,  expletive;  fiellt  fid?,  stands  at  bay. 

1.  649.    reigt,  drags  or  hurls. 

1.  650.  £?dlisgeno§,  lit.  house-companion,  which  was  true  in  old 
German  houses  where  the  whole  establishment  was  under  one  roof;  tr. 
helpmeet,  or  with  Z)es  TtTenfdpCtt,  tr.  simply,  domestic  animal. 

1.  652.  gebogen  (fyat),  has  subjected  to. 

!•  653-  gerct3t,  absolute  past  participle,  when  irritated,  toetjt  fettt 
getpalttcj  ^orn,  a  fancy  derived  from  the  bull's  habit  of  tearing  the 
ground  with  his  horns. 

.  654.    311,  separable  particle  with  fcfyleubert,  towards. 
.  656.  cermogcn,  accomplish. 
Page  38.  —  line  658.   See  Introd.  -Hi. 
.  660.    £etb  unb  Blllt,  tr.  life  and  limb. 
.661.  am  ant>etn,/rom  others,    ctnen  Hiicfen,  backing. 
.  666.    tttcfyt ;  the  natural  order  to  give  the  correct  sense  would  be : 
SSerad)tet  ni(i)t,  ttml,  etc.,  tr.  Do  not,  because,  etc. 

1.  668.    liiftcrn  jligenbltcfyes  Blut,  wanton, youthful  blood,  tr.  spirits. 
1.  670.    tt?dSf  has  no  definite  antecedent,  tr.  a  case  which.     Stein 
bcs  (£elfen,  tr.  a  heart  of  stone. 

1.  671.    ^aufcs,  and  1.  672,  Sobn,  tr.  in  plural. 
1.  673.    efyre,  and  1.  674,  betDdcfye,  delicate  uses  of  the  subjunctive, 
influenced  by  nmttfcfyt,  as  though  the  sentence  were:   lt>iinfcl)t,  bdfj  ein 
tugenbfyafter  @oljn  . . .  fibre,  etc. 

1.  675.    Read  1.  678  first,  omitting  bariim. 
1.  680.    Cp.  11.  252-257.     No  details  for  this  charge  are  given. 
1.  682.   Hlttfd>ulb  unb  Derbammms,  guilt  and  condemnation. 
Page  39.  —  line  684.  f^crrn,  usually  §erren  in  plural. 
1.  685.    Silltnen,  a  family  mentioned  by  Tschudi;  the  estate  was  on 
the  Reuss,  nine  miles  above  Altorf. 


NOTES.       ACT    I,    SCENE    4.  189 

1.  688.    eurer,  to  Fiirst;   ber  eitre,  to  Stauffacher. 

1.  689.    ed?te  IDafyruttg,  the  genuine  worth. 

1.690.  KIang  =  3htf. 

1.  694.    IParen  IDtr  bod?/  O  would  we  were. 

\.  695.    fdjott,  all  right. 

1.  696.    tr.  in  passive;   mit  ItTtS,  as  we. 

1.  698.    23ts  jetjt,  Thus  far. 

1.  699.  entftefyn  =  feblen. 

1.  703.  After  Docfy,  sc.  bcr  ;  the  omission  of  the  first  element  of  the 
correlative  is  quite  common  in  poetry.  Kdtfer,  rather  $onig,  see  note 
to  1.  77. 

1.  708.    lag',  conditional  or  potential  subjunctive. 

Page  40.  —  line  710.  £a§t  mid?,  sc.  geften. 

1.  714.    mit  (Sott,  in  God's  name. 

1.  717.  bcr  feller,  i.e.  Saumgorteu.  nib  bem  iDalb,  cp.  note 
to  1.  545 ;  see  map. 

1.  719.    uns,  reciprocal,  to  one  anotJier. 

1.  721.  Brutttten  obcr  ilreib,  Brunnen  in  Schwyz,  Treib  in  Uri, 
just  opposite,  see  map. 

1.  725-  nad?  Brunnen,  i.e.  northward,  bem  IHytrienftein  grab' 
fiber,  just  above  the  Mythenstein,  a  natural  obelisk  100  feet  high,  in  the 
lake  around  a  point  southward  from  Treib;  see  map,  also  Introd.  xlvii. 

1.  727.  Hiitli  (lit. '  clearing,'  from  stem  rcilten,  to  root  out),  written 
also  Griitli,  is  above,  but  a  mile  south  of  the  Mythenstein;  grab'  fiber, 
may  =  grab'  gegeititber,  just  opposite,  in  which  case  the  Mythenstein 
would  seem  to  mean  the  mountain  Mythen  in  Schwyz,  as  in  1.  39.  But 
the  Riitli  is  more  properly  just  above  the  Mythenstein  than  'just  oppo- 
site '  the  Mythen,  Polf  ber  I}irten,  genitive  of  identity,  tr.  the  shep- 
herds. 

1.  729.  Dort  ift's,  in  fact  the  Riitli  is  over  a  mile  from  the  border  of 
the  two  cantons;  the  border  may  once  have  been  different 

Pag«  41.  —  line  732.    oben,  secret,  solitary. 

1.  734.  tnag,  let;  cp.  1. 476. 

1.  735-    fyer3eittig,  of  one  heart. 

1-  737-   f rifd?,  promptly. 

1.  738.  eure  (to  gurft). 

1.  739-  bte  cure  (to  2JWd)th,aI). 

1.  741.   ^alfd?,  guile,  archaic. 


190  WILHELM   TELL.    11.  742-798. 

1.  742.    £anber,  see  note  to  1.  431. 

SD.    ettttge  Pailfen  \an<^,for  a  few  moments. 

1.  749.    mallett,  make  pilgrimages. 

1.  751.    foil  CS  btr  tagett,  shall  the  day  dawn  for  you. 

ACT   II.     SCENE    I. 

Some  days  must  intervene  between  the  first  act  and  the  second,  to 
allow  for  MelchthaFs  journey,  and  the  arrangements  for  Scene  2. 

Page  42.  —  line  754.  ^rufytruttf,  morning-drink,  perhaps  a  light 
Breakfast  of  which  beer  was  the  chief  element. 

SD.  The  custom  of  drinking  round  was  very  common  formerly,  cp. 
the  description  in  "Faust,"  11.  725-28. 

1.  757-  H?tc  =  foroie. 

1.  758.  ben  Scfyaffner  mad?en,  play  the  steward. 

1.  761.  ettger,  for  engerm.  Korner  regarded  this  as  a  mistake,  and 
corrected  it  in  his  edition  of  Schiller's  works.  But  there  are  numerous 
examples  in  the  classic  writers  where  the  second  of  two  adjectives  is  de- 
clined while  the  first  is  not;  where  both  are  logically  comparative 
Goethe  sometimes  left  the  first  in  the  positive  degree,  as  -Kim  gltihte  jeine 
SBange  rotl)  unb  rotfier,  1.  49,  gpitog  311  ,,£)a«  ?ieb  Don  ber  ©todfe." 

1.  764.   Sd?atte,  older  form  for  ©fatten. 

1.765-  brtttg's  Clldj,  with  both  literal  and  derived  meanings :  I  bring 
it  to  you,  and  /  drink  to  you. 

!•  765-   gebt,  comes. 

Page  43.  — line  770.  It  is  assumed  that  there  is  a  castle  at  Altorf 
aside  from  the  Keep  that  we  see  building  in  Act  I,  Scene  3;  Tschudi 
mentions  a  tower  there,  see  Introd.  xlv. 

1.  772.  fjaft  bu's  fo  eiltg,  for  §aft  bu  fold)e  Site,  or  IBifl  bu  fo  eitig. 

1.  774.    2In,  at  the  expense  of. 

1.778.    §ur  ^rcmbc,  a  strange  place.     UK,  pet  form  of  Ulridj. 
1.  780.  tragft  3ur  Sd?ait,  you  display. 

Page  44.  —  line  787.  Konigs,  and  just  below,  1.  800,  Katfer/  see 
note  to  1.  77. 
1.  788.  ob  =  liber. 

1-  793-    ^orfnfprcd^enb,  mocking,  not,  as  usual,  'defying.' 
1.  794.  tubes,  for  inbcm. 
1.  798.    f  oftete,  would  cost,  subjunctive  for  conditional. 


NOTES.     ACT    H,   SCENE    I.  19 1 

1.  801.  ifynen,  for  benert.    fatten  =  311  fatten. 

1.  802.    Da§,  so  that. 

1.  803.    bjnbem  .  .  .  Dag  ntd?t,  prevent  front,  cp.  1.  253  and  note. 

1.  806.  £Dof]I  tfyut  es  itjnen,  it  flatters  them,  fjerrenbanf,  bench 
of  lords  (in  the  council). 

Page  45.  —  line  813.  £anbammann  (=  S.=antttnan)  ,/«<&•<?,  an 
officer  in  the  cantons  corresponding  to  that  of  23iirgermeifter  in  a  city. 

1.  817.  fid?  an  ...  an^ufcfyliefjen/  to  join. 

1.  818.    Pair,  the  equal. 

1.  819.  311  <5erid?t  fttjen,  to  sit  in  judgment ;  the  local  assembly  had 
both  judicial  and  legislative  powers. 

1.  822.  Ste  ergrtff  bein  offnes  (Dfjr,  tr.  It  found  your  ear  open. 

1.  825.  Z)ett  Bauernabel  fd?eltcn,  call  us  in  ridicule  peasant 
nobility,  fcfyelten  in  this  sense,  like  neimen  and  betften,  takes  two  accu- 
satives. 

1.  828.   miifttg  (till,  tr.  idle  and  silent. 

1.  829.    bci,  in. 

\.  831.    (Sefcfyefyen,  are  being  done. 

1.  832.   glanjenb,  tr.  as  adjective  with  2Belt. 

1.  833.    ITUr,  dative  of  possession. 

1.  834.  Kriegstrommete  =  $.=trompete. 

1.  836.    (£r,  as  agreeing  with  9vltf  ;  we  might  expect,  @ic  bringeil. 

Page  46.  —  line  843.  E^eim  fefynert  nad?,  lit.  long  home  for,  tr. 
long  for  your  home  in;  ratcrlid^ett/  ancestral. 

1.  847.  fie  bir  an? Itngt,  you  hear  it. 

1.  848.  ber  (Ertefa  bes  Daterlanbs,  the  instinct  for,  or  the  love  of 
fatherland. 

1.  850.  bletbft  bll/  etc.,  tr.  you  with,  etc.,  "will  remain  forever  a 
stranger.  The  effect  of  Pir  is  :  it  will  seem  so  to  you. 

1.  855.    ettt  ^iirftenfnedpt,  a  prince's  vassal. 

1.  856.    Da,  -when,     etn  Sdbftfyerr,  your  own  master. 

1.  863.    Die,  these. 

1.  865.  mein  bred^enb  21ug,C,  my  breaking,  tr.  closing  eyes,  or  better, 
the  closing  of  my  eyes  ;  the  idiom  comes  from  a  misunderstanding  of  the 
discharge  of  the  tear-glands  at  death;  thus,  jeilt  3luge  brad)  —he  died. 

1.  868.  Don  (Dftreid?  311  empfangen,  the  man  who  wished  to  be- 
come the  vassal  of  another  first  gave  him  his  estates  and  then  received 
them  back  in  fee. 


IQ2  WILHELM  TELL.    11.  872—927. 

Page  47.  —  line  872.  bte  £anberfette  ;  Schiller  had  jotted  down  a 

memorandum  of  this  chain  of  lands  as  follows:  — 

3ug  (Sinftebelu 

Unteuttjalben          @djtt>eij 


Uri 

(Sntlibudjern  SifentiS 

SBalb  Urfern 

1.  873.  genjalttg,  tr.  as  adjective  with  gcmberfette. 

1.  874.  The  details  of  the  situation  here  given  are  taken  from  Miiller 
and  Tschudi,  though  only  words  and  occasional  phrases  are  borrowed. 

1.  875.   Kaufmannsftrafjen,  commercial  J^ighways. 

1.  879.    bas  Hetcfy,  the  estates  of  the  Empire  apart  from  the  emperor. 

1.  882.    IDas  ift  311  (jebctt  flltf,  What  dependence  is  to  be  placed  in. 

1.  883.    (Selb=  unb  Kriegesttot,  need  of  money  and  the  stress  of  war, 

1.  884.    bes  2JbIers,  of  the  eagle,  i.e.  as  emblem  of  the  empire. 

1.  885.  dare  pawn  and  alienate  from  the  empire,  the  practice  was  a 
common  one;  of  course  it  affected  only  the  imperial  revenues  and  the 
feudal  allegiance  of  the  cities. 

1.  889.    Cp.  note  to  1.  184  and  Introd.  liv. 

1.  891  .  But  to  deserve  well  of  a  powerful  hereditary  lord  (such  as  the 
Habsburg  Duke  of  Austria). 

1.  892.    fjetfjt,  is. 

1.  893.    IDillft,  Do  you  claim  to. 

\.  899.    3&l}[en,  enumerate  (in  census  for  taxation). 

Page  48.  —  line  900.  f^ocfyflug,  game  birds;  ^ocfynnlb,  large 
game  ;  bdttttcn/  preserve,  reserve  for  imperial  use. 

1.  904.  3af}Ien  =  bejabten. 

1.  911.  bet  ^at>eri3,  Faenza,  which  was  taken  in  1241,  after  an 
eight  months'  siege  by  Emperor  Frederick  II. 

1.  912.   Sie  foUert  fommcn,  spoken  in  defiance. 

1.  915.   ^Ittterfcfyem,  glittering  tinsel. 

1.  919.   311,  by. 

1.  920.  bes  =  biefeS. 

1.  922.  cms  teurc,  tr.  as  standing  before  Daterlanb  ;  notice  that  the 
declined  adjective  is  capitalized  only  when  no  noun  agreeing  is  present 
in  the  context. 

1.  927.  bit  fyaft  itns  lang'  ntcfyt  me^r  gefetjn,  it  is  long  since  wt 

have  seen  you. 


NOTES.       ACT    II,    SCENE    2.  193 

Page  49.  —  line  939.    JTttt,  bltrcf)  was  rather  to  be  expected. 

1.  940.  bic  Brailt,  a  (possible)  betrofaed;  the  word  is  not  used  for 
'bride,'  save  on  the  wedding-day. 

1.  941.  bettter  ttttfd?ulb,/v  your  inexperience,  i.e.  for  you,  inex- 
perienced fellow;  befd^tebett,  destined. 

1.  944.    erfyalten,  here  restrain. 

1.  948.  (Scmaltfam  ftrebenb  (i.e.  ber  Dauber),  -working powerfully. 

1.  950.    fttll  begliicft,  blessed  in  being  quiet,  but  tr.  blessed  with  peace. 

Page  50.  —  line  954.  embers  benfenbes,  wzV/fc  other 


ACT   II.     SCENE  2. 

SD.  SitlQl,  paths  with  steps  cut;  ^nt  £)tlttcrgrunbc  ;  we  are  sup- 
posed to  stand  with  our  backs  to  the  mountain  (the  Selisberg),  looking 
across  the  Riitli  toward  the  lake;  the  fyofye  Berge  must  be  those  ol 
Schwyz  —  the  Haken;  the  (Eisgcbtrge  are  those  of  Glarus.  P'or  com, 
ments  on  this  scene,  see  Introd.  xxiv,  xxvii,  xxx. 

1.961.   Before  nur  sc.  lommt. 

1.  964.  ^euenuddjter,  a  poetic  and  less  common  form  for  9tod)t« 
ttwefjter. 

1.  965.    Dom  Seltsberg,  i.e.  from  the  village  on  the  Selisberg. 

SD.    HTcm  fyort  lailten/  the  ringing  of  a  bell  is  heard. 

1.966.  IHettettglocflettt,  matin -bell,  though  the  regular  hour  for 
that  is  three. 

1.  969.    (Sefytt,  subjunctive  for  imperative. 

1.  972.   als  tDte,  unusual  for  ttne. 

1.  975.  A  lunar  rainbow  is  rare,  but  the  secondary  bow  at  night  is 
extraordinary.  Schiller  found  the  suggestion  in  Scheuchzer. 

Page  52.  —  line  978.  mcfyt  =  me. 

1.  980.    fdfyrt  .  .  .  IDCg,  is  sailing  along. 

1.  982.  fid? . . .  ern>artert,  more  usual:  auf  fid)  ttwrten. 

SD.  nad?  bem  Ufer.  The  Riitli  is  on  a  promontory  a  hundred  feet 
or  more  above  the  water's  edge. 

1.  985.  Kunbfd7dft  =  flunbfdjctfter,  spies. 

SD.    brct,  as  Stauffacher  was  to  bring  ten,  this  should  be  four. 

Page  53.  —  line  990.  gefogett ;  the  figure  is  neither  clear  nor 
pleasant,  tr.  And  the  sight  of  the  extinguished  sun  of  his  vision  filled  me 
with,  etc. 


194  WILHELM    TELL.    11.  992—1049. 

1.  992.  (Sefcfyefynes,  what  is  done;  racfyett,  dependent  on  ftottftt 
ttrir  (1.  993)  let  us. 

1.  995-  gefd?afft,  done ;  gemetne  Sad?',  the  omission  of  the  article 
is  due  to  the  meter. 

1.  998.  blird?  ber  Slirennett,  i.e.  going  from  Walther  Fiirst's,  in 
Uri,  where  they  had  last  met.  The  Surenne  or  Surner  Alps,  see  map, 
with  peaks  over  10000  feet  high  and  considerable  glaciers,  lie  on  the 
west  of  Uri  adjoning  Unterwalden. 

1.  1000.    £ammergeter,  a  large  vulture,  same  name  in  English. 

1.  1001.    Jllpentrtft,  highland  pasture. 

1.  1002.  <£ttgelberg,  the  monastery  of  Engelberg  (see  map),  built  in 
1083. 

1.  1004.  ber  <Sletfd?er  JTttld?,  the  glacier  milk,  so  called  from  the 
bluish  white  color  of  the  water  from  the  melted  ice. 

1.  1005.    Huttfett,  runlets. 

1.  1007.    It  was  so  late  in  the  fall  that  the  huts  were  deserted. 

1.  1008.  gefelitg  lebenb,  gregarious. 

1.  ion.   <£b.rfurd?t,  object;   fd?affte  =  VK^fyzfttt,  procured. 

Page  54.  —  line  1018.  In  the  long  narrow  alpine  valleys  this  is 
really  the  case  in  large  measure. 

.  1020.    fortbeftcmben,  continued. 

.  1021.  tragen,  for  ertragen,  tolerate. 

.1022.   altgemofjnt,  long  wonted ;  gletd?,  uniform. 

.  1024.  langten,  took. 

.  1033.    t}etmatltd?e,  home  or  native. 

1.  1034.  mtr,  dative  of  possession;  mel  has  the  effect  of  fefjr  and 
also  of  rnele  with  SBettern. 

1.  1042.  Frod?,  perhaps  with  reference  to  stealthy  manner,  perhaps 
influenced  by  alliteration  with  KriimmCTt. 

Page  55.  —  line  1043.  After  ts  sc.  bentt,  the  resulting  construc- 
tion, very  common  in  the  Bible  =  bafj  id)  e$  nid)t  augfpahte.  This 
peculiar  construction  is  the  relic  of  a  M.H.G.  construction  in  which 
there  was  regularly  the  negative  particle  lie  5  thus  '  ez  ne  si  denne ' 
meant  '  unless  it  be.'  The  particle  vanished  but  the  negative  force  re- 
mained. Another  relic  of  the  construction  is  the  word  nitr  which  is  the 
contraction  of  (ez)  ne  wsere. 

1.  1045.  After  id?  sc.  ju  ftrtben. 

1.  1049.   ftarrc, frozen. 


NOTES.      ACT  II,    SCENE  2.  195 

1.  1051.   Though  allc  agrees  with  J}Cr3Cn,  tr.  with  SSoIf. 

1.  1060.    Sarnen,  Landenberg's  residence. 

Page  56.  —  line  1071.    Fenrtte,  potential  subjunctive. 

1.  1075.    See  note  to  1.  1264. 

1.  1078.  ritnterm  JDalb,  =  ob  bem  2Sa(b,  binter  from  MelchthaPs 
point  of  view,  living  in  nib  bem  SSalb  ;  Kloftcrleute,  dependents  of 
the  monastery,  serfs,  see  note  to  1.  1002. 

1.  1080.    etgne  £eutc,  lit.  owned  people,  serfs. 

\.  1081.    auf  bem  <£rbe,  on  their  own  inheritance. 

1.  1082.   tpob.1  berufen,  of  good  repute. 

1.  1083.  (£s  preife  ftd?  sc.  gliirflidj  •  n?er,  comp.  relative,  logical 
subject  of  preife. 

1.  1084.  mtt  fetrtem  £cibc  pfUcfytig,  lit.  bound  with  his  body,  tr.  in 
personal  bondage. 

1.  1086.    Jlltlanbammann,  ex-magistrate,  see  note  to  1.  813. 

Page  57.  —  line  1090.  brao,  observe  that  brat)  is  rarely  '  brave,' 
here  well. 

\.  1091.  bas  ^orn  oon  llrt,  the  head  of  the  aurochs  is  the  emblem 
of  Uri,  the  canton  claiming  its  name  from  the  animal. 

1.  1094.   bas  (Sraurt  =  ©rauen,  tr.  the  terrors. 

1.  1095.    Before  <£in  sc.  lint  alS. 

1.  1096.    Stcjrift,  sexton  (both  words  from  Middle  Latin  sacrista). 

1.  1102.    fortnenfcfyeiien,  lit.  sunshunning,  which  avoids  the  light. 

\.  1104.  uns  rfolen,  secure. 

1.  1105.  ber  .  .  .  Sd?ofj  bcs  (Edges,  tr.  the  brilliant  open  face  (lit. 
bosom)  of  day,  i.e.  the  sun. 

1.  1106.    £a§t's  gut  fcin,  Never  mind. 

1.  1107.  At  end  sc.  fommen. 

Page  58.  —  line  1108.  €tbgenoffen,  it  is  strange  that  the  priest 
thus  addresses  them  before  they  have  formed  the  confederacy.  Perhaps 
he  is  justified  by  1.  1156. 

1.  1109.  £anbsgemetnbe, general  assembly,  town  meeting,  the  polit- 
ical assembly  of  the  whole  body  of  voters  in  a  pure  democracy,  cp. 
Janbgemeinbe  =  country  congregation. 

1.  mi.  tagen,  hold  session,  same  meaning  as  in  Jonbtag,  9teid)8= 
tog;  cp.  diet. 

\.  1114.  <£ntfd?ulbtge,  imperative  subjunctive  of  which  Hot  is  the 
subject. 


196  WILHELM  TELL.    11.  1117—1156. 

1.  1117.  £Dobl  =  ttohfan. 

1.  1118.  gletd?  with  ttJemt  implied  by  inverted  position  of  verb, 
although;  so  in  1119,  and  with  aild?  in  1121. 

1.  1121.  bte  altcn  23iid?er,  the  popular  laws,  such  for  instance  as 
were  written  down  in  the  1 3th  century,  as  the  Sachsenspiegel. 

1.  1123.  ber  Htng,  an  old  Germanic  custom  for  the  assembly;  fet, 
where  roerbe  would  be  expected. 

1.  1124.  pfJatt3C  ailf,  set  up;  two  bare  swords  were  set  point  down  in 
the  earth  beside  the  speaker's  chair;  ber  (SetDdlt,  of  authority. 

1.  1127.  brete,  the  declension  of  3tt»ei,  brei  and  bier,  common  in 
early  N.H.G.,  is  now  rare  or  poetical ;  gttiel  and  brei  have  dative 
and  genitive  endings,  while  tiler  has  no  genitive;  when  used  without 
a  following  noun  all  the  numbers  up  to  and  including  JttJOlf  may  form 
the  nominative  and  accusative  in  e. 

1.  1128.  cjeben,  furnish;  bcr  (Semetnbe  may  be  either  genitive  or 
dative. 

Page  59.  —  1.  1131.  btc  ^lefyenbett,  the  point  is  not  exactly  clear; 
the  gathering  was  called  with  equal  urgency  from  the  three  cantons;  it 
is  true  that  Unterwalden  is  the  only  one  in  which  there  are  two  leaders 
(Baumgarten  and  Melchthal)  in  outlawry.  But  cp.  line  678. 

1.  1133.  bas  Sd?n>ert,  i.e.  the  presidency;  one  might  expect  ble 
@d)tt>erter,  as  two  are  used. 

1.  1134.  bet  ben  Home^iigen,  in  the  processions  to  Rome  to  secure 
the  coronation  of  the  emperor. 

1.  1136.  As  indicated  by  the  general  title  of  nationality,  Schweizer, 
which  is  merely  another  form  of  Schwyzer. 

1.1139.  After  net|mt  sc.  fie. 

1.  1140.  The  line  will  not  scan  without  accenting  Ulrtd?  on  the  ulti- 
mate, which  is  unusual. 

1.  1144.  JPas  =  SBarum. 

1.  1145.    bes  Cages,  of  (he  assembly. 

1.  1146.  fja'nbe,  sense  and  usage  call  for  £>anb  (see  SD.  below:  btc 
recite  fjanb). 

Page  60.  —  line  1150.  Though  in  a  poetical  way,  Reding  is 
following  custom  in  calling  on  some  one  to  state  the  object  of  the 
meeting. 

1.  1152.  3ufammenfiitjrte,  more  commonly  §ufammengefiU)rt  bat. 

1.  1156.    As  we  know  (see  Introd.  xli)  there  was  a  league  formed  on 


NOTES.       ACT   II,    SCENE    2.  197 

this  same  spot  in  1291,  which  was  preceded  by  one  in  1 145-50.     Before 
Dater  sc.  ber. 

1.  1158.  (Db  for  obgteicb,. 

1.  1160.  cities  Stamtnes,  i.e.  the  Swedish;  legend  identified 
Schwyz  and  Swetia. 

1.  1162.  in  ben  Stebern.  The  legends  of  an  origin  in  the  north  are 
referred  to  by  Miiller,  Schiller's  authority,  who  quotes  from  one  song  of 
uncertain  age  now  printed  in  Rochholz's  Eidgenossische  Liederchronik ; 
cp.  1.  1189. 

1.  1165.  ant  Ctlten  sc.  33unb,  which  would  mean  in  this  connection 
only  the  original  union  of  a  common  origin,  not  that  in  1291. 

1.  1167.  $\nit\\\\n&anb  \\afy  W\iiwna&ii,  up  in  the  land  toward  the 
north.  In  fact  the  German  tribes  did  enter  south  Germany  from  the  north. 

Page  61.  —  line  1170.   je  ber  ^efynte,  ever  the  tenth  =  every  tenth. 

1.  1172.    Before  30(jen  ClUS  sc.  e§  to  introduce  the  sentence. 

1.  1176.  So  far  as  this  may  be  supposed  to  be  the  real  migration  it  is 
exaggerated ;  real  migrations  go  slowly. 

1.  1178.  bte  IHuotta  (pr.  Muot-ta),  entering  the  Vierwaldstattersee 
near  Brunnen;  see  map. 

1.  1179.  Switzerland  was  occupied  by  Keltic  tribes  before  the  Ger- 
mans came;  for  md?t  read  feine. 

1.  1184.  fid?,  dative  of  advantage;  geroafyrtcn,  perceived,  an  unusual 
word. 

1.  1189.  The  old  song  (so  called  Westfriesenlied)  quoted  by  Muller 
has  ,,@ie  batten  mancfjen  jd)tt)eren  £ag,  eb/  ibnen  ba§  Sanb  einen  9hifcen 
gab  ;  9teiit'  bauen  roar  ibr  ©eigenbogen." 

1.  1 190.  n»ettr>erfd?Iungnen,yar^fl<r/4zw<^zw/^/r«;z<w< 
cp.  aiiSgeveutet,  1.  728. 

1.  1191.  (Sniigen  (==  ©eniige)  tbat,  for  geniigte. 

1.1193.  sum  fd^roarsen  23erg  =  the  Briinig;  IDeiglanb 
or  §a8lttbal ;  the  latter  begins  with  the  pass  of  the  former. 

1.  1194.  U>0,  not  in  Weissland,  but  beyond  it  in  Wallis  (French)  and 
in  Tessin  (Italian);  rfinter  enngem  (Etfesioall  interprets  roo.  The 
people  of  Haslithal  speak  German. 

Page  62.  —  line  1201.  ftd?  is  reciprocal,  not  reflexive. 

1.  1202.    <Es  is  an  expletive;    cjtebt  fid?  311  erfcmten,  -will  show  itself. 

1.  1205.    Dolfer,  tribes,  cantons. 

1.  1208.  ber  Saffen,  (from  ftfeen),  serfs;  oiel  =  ttiele,  to  favot 


198  WILHELM  TELL.    1L  1211-1247. 

the  meter;  bie  frembe  PfUcfytett  tragen,  "who  are  bound  to  the  service  oj 
others. 

1.  1 21 1.    For  the  accuracy  of  this  see  Chronology,  p.  Ivi. 

1.  1214.  Scfyiltj  unb  Sd?irm,  an  alliterative  couplet  such  as  German 
is  rich  in;  the  two  words  are  close  synonyms,  tr.  shield  and  shelter. 

1.  1215.  Kaifer  ^riebricfys  Brief,  such  a  charter  was  given  to 
Schwyz  at  Faenza  (see  note  to  1.  911),  Miiller  says  to  all  the  Wald- 
statte. 

1.  1217.  Read  (£5  miifj  cin  ©bcrt|aupt  fcin ;  e§  gtebt  expresses 
generalities,  but  realities  rather  than  abstract  propositions,  therefore  jetn 
here,  not  geben;  yet  cp.  "Faust"  I,  3483,  (S«  mitjj  audj  foldje  $auje 
geben.  The  latter  is  speaking  as  of  a  fact  in  nature. 

1.  1218.  Wo  =  bet  bem  ;  Hed?t  fcfyopfetl,  derive  (lit.  draw,  dip,  as 
from  a  source)  justice;  cp.  9ted)t  fchaffetl,  to  secure  justice  (for  an- 
other). 

1.  1221.  Die  €t|re=  biefe  gbre. 

1.  1222.  The  imperial  title  in  the  limited  sense  did  not  express  this 
claim,  though  it  was  implied  in  the  official  style  of  the  empire,  ,,^jeiUge8 
SR9mifdje«  SReidj  ©entfdjer  Nation." 

Page  63.  —  line  1224.  ebelm,  the  contraction  of  ebelem  results  more 
commonly  in  eblettt  ;  gelobt,  past  participle  of  gelobett,  with  haben 
(1.  1219). 

1.  1227.    Was  brtiber  iji,  anything  beyond  that. 

1.  1228.  f^eribcutTtf  call  to  arms,  lit.  army-order  (from  the  Latinized 
form  heribannus;  the  more  common  form  is  §eerbann). 

1.  1230.   The  Homer3uge  referred  to  1.  1134. 

1.  1234.  Blutbann,  jurisdiction  over  blood-shed;  ber  fyodrfie  B., 
jurisdiction  in  capital  crimes. 

1.  1235.   ba3U,  i.e.  to  exercise  this;  beftcllt  for  bejtoUt. 

1.  1236.   Note  that  Per  is  not  relative. 

1.  1237.    Blutfcfyulb,  capital  crime. 

1.  1238.  wtter  offnem  £)immel,  so  always  in  primitive  German  courts 
of  law. 

1.  1241.  enter  =  irgeitb  einer. 

1.  1245.  bog,  perverted ;  ju  (Sunji  ber  Pfaffen,  more  commonly  ben 
^Jfaffen  jit  ©unften.  See  Chronology,  p.  Ivi. 

1.  1247.  (Einfiebeln,  see  note  to  1.  343;  such  a  dispute  had  actually 
been  carried  on  through  a  period  of  200  years.  uttS,  dative  of  possession. 


NOTES.      ACT    I,    SCENE    3.  199 

1.  1249.  r|erfiir3og,  archaic  for  berDorjog,  the  unseparated  use  seem- 
ingly due  to  ttie  government  of  benn  (1.  1246)  which  was  formerly  re- 
garded as  a  subordinate  connective;  the  meter  would  have  permitted  the 
modern  order:  2)er  2lbt  gog  einen  alteu  23vief  berBov. 

Page  64.  —  line  1250.  tjcrrenlofc,  i.e.  according  to  the  Brief, 
charter. 

1.  1260.  erfd?affen,  lit.  created,  a  strong  figure  to  express  the  effect 
of  their  labor  in  making  the  land  tillable. 

I.  1263.  311  etrtem,  more  commonly  in  einen. 

II.  1264-65.   The  dragon  here  referred  to,  the  same  as  in  most  dragon 
legends,  is  explained  literally  in  11.  1 266-67. 

1.  1269.    gelettet,  lit.  directed,  tr.  built, 

1.  1271.  ber  frembe  fjerretlfnecfyt,  this  foreign  prince's  vassal,  \& 
Gessler  or  Landenberg,  as  also  in  1.  1258. 

1.  1276.  After  nirgenbs  sc.  fonft. 

1.  1277.    gretft,  reaches. 

1.  1278.  getroften  JTtutcs,  adverbial  genitive,  with  courageous  con- 
fidence. 

Page  65.  —  line  1287.  cor  =  fiir,  not  yet  strictly  distinguished  in 
use  in  the  i8th  century. 

1.  1296.  The  rude  interruptions  show  that  some  of  the  men  have 
misunderstood  Rosselmann's  motives  in  11. 1290-95,  which  are  to  temper 
and  test  them  and  bring  them  out. 

Page  66.  —  line  1300.  abtrotjert,  governs  dative  of  person  (uns) 
and  accusative  of  thing  (the  demonstrative  element  in  2Ba§). 

1.  1303.  fet  gefto§en,  for  roerbe  geftojjen,  the  use  of  jein  for  tuerben 
in  cases  that  seem  to  be  true  passives  is  most  common  in  the  im- 
perative. 

1.  1304.  £Der  for  ber  ;  when  the  subordinate  clause  with  luer  comes 
first,  (as  in  1307)  it  is  very  common  to  express  the  unnecessary  ber  in 
the  following  principal  clause,  but  the  present  case  is  unusual,  cp.  11.  330 
to  331,  703,  1146;  an  connects  (Srgebnng  and  Cfterreidj. 

1.  1310.  Though  idealized,  parliamentary  usage  is  fairly  well  observed; 
only  here,  after  Melchthal's  '  second,'  the  vote  is  given  without  waiting 
for  the  Ammann  to  put  the  motion.  For  instance,  the  Ammann  waits 
(SD.)  for  appeals  or  negatives  before  announcing  the  result. 

Page  67.  —  line  1317.  n>ot}l  gar  goes  with  nidijt,  perJiaps;  tpas 
tpir  erbulben  is  logical  subject  to  iff. 


200  WILHELM   TELL.    11.  1322—1380. 

1.  1322.  Commonly:  (Sott  tjilft  nur  bann,  ocnn  ber  HTcnfd?  ntd?t 
mefyr  fydfen  Fann.  There  is  a  profound  difference  between  this  and 
the  English,  God  helps  those  that  help  themselves. 

1.  1324.   Hfyetnfelb,  on  the  Rhine  in  Aargau. 

1.  1325.  See  Introd.  xlii;  where  it  will  be  seen  that  Schiller  uses  the 
account  of  an  embassy  for  another  purpose  from  that  given  in  Tschucli, 
and  combines  with  it  part  of  an  account  of  Duke  Johann;  1.  1326  gives 
the  true  object  of  the  embassy. 

1.  1335.    tfofyl  fonft  etnmal,  some  other  time  probably. 

1.  1337.  f^erjOcj  f^anfett,  Johannes  Parricida  of  the  List  of  Persons, 
and  Act  V. 

1.  1339.  Watt  unb  (Eegerfelb,  cp.  1.  2961. 

1.  1343.  fjtnterf)d[t,  rare,  for  tiorenthalt. 

1.  1344.  irtiittcrltdpes,  maternal  inheritance  ;  not  Grbe  understood, 
as  in  that  case  iUliittcrUdjeS  would  not  be  capitalized,  yet  practically  the 
same  in  meaning. 

Page  68.  —  line  1345.  tjabc,  although  no  verb  introduces  the 
quotation,  the  subjunctive  shows  clearly  the  indirect  discourse;  begin 
the  line  with  saying;  tjabe  fettte  3ab.rc  vo^r  was  °fage- 

1.  1347.  Was  OJarb  tfyn  3lim  23efd?etb,  what  answer  did  he 
receive  ? 

1.  1348.    J)as  fet,  this  is  the  direct  discourse,  hence  imperative. 

1-  1357'    CP-  Matthew  22,  21. 

1.  1361.  Die  ^errn  (correctly  ©rafen)  oon  Happerstoetl,  a  family 
with  estates  on  Lake  Zurich;  it  became  extinct  in  1284. 

1.  1362.    3tnfert,  to  pay  rent;  fteuem,  to  pay  taxes. 

\.  1363.  bcr  grofcen  ^rau  311  giird?,  the  abbess  of  the  cloister  at 
Zurich. 

1.  1364.  3fyr  9e&t/  indicative  for  imperative  like  English,  You  -will 
give. 

Page  69.  —  line  1365.  After  als  sc.  bie. 

1.1369.    (£ s,  expletive;   fefye,  subjunctive  imperative. 

1.  1372.  in  itnfcrn  Sd?ran!ett,  i.e.  within  the  bounds  of  our  rights, 
tr.  within  bounds. 

1.  1373.   Perhaps  he  will  be  politic  enough  to  control  his  wrath. 

1  1374.  ftd?,  dative,  for  itself,  or  leave  untranslated;  £)olf  is  the 
subject. 

1.  1380.    fid?  riiilet,  is  equipped. 


NOTES.      ACT   II,    SCENE    2.  2OI 

1.  1382.  Uns  (also  in  1384),  dative  of  possession  with  £artb,  or 
may  be  read  as  dative  of  advantage :  two  strong  castles  tower  against  us. 
1.  1385.  mufj,  singular  as  though  with  the  idea  of  one  obstacle,  or 
it  may  be  an  extreme  case  of  co-ordinate  singulars,  cp.  note  to  1.  503; 
feitt,  note  the  effect,  i.e.  the  subject  must  already  have  passed  into  the 
condition  indicated  by  the  past  participle. 

Page  70.  —  line  1390.  The  effect  of  the  declined  adjective  as  thus 
placed  in  apposition  may  be  represented  by :  Zeal  too,  however  good, 
may  betray. 

1.  1394.  Das  barf  UtlS  llri  btctcn  I  with  a  threatening  tone,  which 
means,  £a§  barf  im8  tlri  md)t  Ineten. 

1.  1397.    The  modern  realism  of  this  parliamentary  quarrel  is  some- 
thingrare  in  Schiller;  n>etfen=3itrecf)tttieifen.  r>or  ber  £anbsgemetnbe, 
Reding  probably  means  the  regular  public  meeting  of  the  people. 
1.  1398.    Dag  .  .  .  ftort,  tr./or  disturbing. 
\.  1400.    ^eft  bcs  f^erm,  Christmas. 

1401.    Saffen  (lit.  settlers),  inhabitants,  not,  as  in  1.  1208,  serfs. 
1403.   3Ct)Ctt,  older  uncontracted  form  of  $ef)n. 
.  1405.    Die,  demonstrative. 

Page  71.  —  line  1408.  gunacfyft,  near  by ;  fyalt  =  fyatt  ftrf),  will 
wait. 

1410.   (Ermacfyttcjet,  for  bemodjtiget. 
1414.    See  Introd.  li. 

1416.  bic  fcfytoanFe  £etter,  a  rope  ladder. 
1418.    aller,  genitive  plural;   after  ba§  sc.  C§. 
1424.    bcr  IDaffen  <£mft,  the  reality  of  arms. 
.  1428.    On  second  reading  it  will  appear  strange  that  the  question 
of  postponement  has  been  settled  without  reference  to  Gessler,  who  has 
also  a  stronghold,  at  Altorf,  and  is  here  spoken  of  as  the  most  danger- 
ous; Stanb,  for  SBiberftanb. 

1.  1429.  ^urd?tbar  is  adverb  with  umgebcn,  but  tr.  He  has  a 
fearful  retinue  of  troopers, 

Page  72.  —  line  1432.  gefafyrltd?  tfyn  511  fd?ottett,  seems  to  be  al- 
most paving  the  way  for  Tell's  act. 

!•  I433-    lino's  tjalsgefa'firlid?  tft,  where  risk  of  life  is  involved. 
1.  1437.    (c)s,  the  issue,  or  omit  entirely. 

1.  1439.  na'djtltd?  .  .  .  tacjett,  it  is  not  likely  that  Schiller  intended 
this  curious  conjunction  of  words. 


202  WILHELM    TELL.    11.  1443—1485. 

1.  1443.  This  remark  must  apply  rather  to  the  concealment  of  those 
going  home  than  to  the  meeting-place  which  was  on  an  exposed 
eastern  slope. 

SD.  ftiller  Sammlung,  tr.  inverted,  solemn  silence. 

I.  1444.    3lierft  .  .  .  Don,  does  not  fit  the  following  clause,  tr.  Don, 
before. 

II.  1448-89.   This  couplet  was  a  favorite  motto  during  the  Franco- 
Prussian  War;   etn3tg,  single,  not  etnig  as  often  printed. 

SD.  bret  ^tngern,  perhaps  as  symbol  of  the  trinity,  though  this 
was  not  requisite  in  oaths. 

Page  73.  —  line  1455.  (Senoftfame,  rare  for  ©enoffenfdjaft. 

1.  1463.  bas  (SdttJC,  tr.  for  the  benefit  of  all  or  for  the  supreme  occa- 
sion. 

1.  1465.    See  note  to  1.  1304. 

SD.  iiber  ben  (Etsgebtrgen,  the  mountains  in  the  southwest  corner 
of  the  Canton  of  Glarus,  which  attain  a  height  of  11,000  feet. 

ACT  III.     SCENE  i. 

Page  74.  —  line  1471.  ber  tPettj,  lit.  the  hawk,  here  poetic  for 
the  eagle. 

1.  1473.    fret,  not  adjective  to  Scfytitje,  but  unrestrained,  adverb. 

1.  1474.  bas  tfette,  lit.  the  distance,  tr.  with  1.  1475,  all  within  the 
reach  of  his  arrow. 

1.  1477.  Was  is  relative  referring  to  J)as  ;  freud?t,  ffeugt,  older 
and  dialect  forms  for  Iried)t  and  fliegt ;  ba  is  untranslatable,  it  adds 
perhaps  a  little  of  generality  to  Was,  making  it  =  whatever. 

1.  1478.    Der  Strong  .  .  .  ttttr,  dative  of  possession;  mad?',  mend. 

1.  1480.  setttg,  for  fnibjettig. 

1.  1481.  Was  =  2Ber  ;  general  statements  are  thus  made  universal 
in  German  by  the  use  of  the  neuter  pronoun. 

Page  75.  —  line  1482.  roolite,  lit.  might  God  will,  not  as  in  Eng- 
lish with  /  as  subject,  yet  tr.  Would  God.  Icrnten,  subjunctive  depen- 
dent on  rcollte,  might  learn. 

1.  1483.    follen,  not  should,  but  shall  (in  Tell's  intent). 

1.  1484.  fid?  frtfd?  fd?Iagen,  vigorously  make  his  way.  311  Sdjutj 
unb  (Erittj  geriiftet,  equipped  for  both  defence  and  attack. 

1.  1485.    fctner/  neither,     feme  Hub/  .  .  .  ftnben,  be  content. 


NOTES.       ACT    III,    SCENE    I.  203 

1.  1486.  aitd?,  either. 

1.  1487.  ZTatur,  the  omission  of  the  definite  article  here  is  very  un- 
usual. 

1.  1488.  ctn  flucfyttg  §iel,  a  fleeting  goal. 

\.  1489.  erft,  only;  red?t,  aright,  or  thoroughly. 

1.  1490.  erbeutc,  win,  or  earn;  Schiller  has  also  in  the  last  two 
lines  of  ,,2Ballenftein8  ?ager"  : 

tlnb  fefct  3f>r  nid)t  ba§  £eben  ein 

9He  roirb  Sudj  ba§  2eben  geroonnen  fein ; 

and  Goethe,  in  ,,gailft,"  Part  II,  Act  V : 

9liit  ber  berbient  jttf)  fjfreifieit  wie  ba3  Seben, 
£>er  tag  lid)  fie  crobern  mug. 

1492.    fid?  .  .  .  rjdrmt,  -worries. 

1494.    IDagefafyrteTt,  daring  doings,  lit.  trips;   cp.  11.  2638,  2874. 

1499.  ben  ^ct][fpriing  ttjun,  making  a  slip  in  springing,  lit.  mis- 
leap. 

.  1500.  Cp.  1.  649;  Hiicffprincjenb  goes  with  (Semfe. 

1501.  H?inbIatDtnc,  wind-avalanche;  in  Scheuchzer  Schiller 
found  very  careful,  though  unscientific  accounts  of  the  various  sorts  of 
avalanche,  this  one  so-called  partly  because  it  was  started  by  a  wind 
upon  the  soft  freshly-fallen  snow,  partly  because  it  aroused  a  great  wind 


1.  1502.   ^trn  =  ^tnteiS,  see  note  to  1.  38. 

1.  1504.    (5ruft,  crevasse. 

Page  76.  —  line  1508.  Ijalsgefatjrltd?,  see  note  to  1.  1433. 

1.  1509.    frtfd?,  alertly;  StTtttett,  senses,  so  almost  always  in  plural. 

1.  1510.   bie,  tr.  his  own. 

1.1511.  ringt  ftd?,  will  get.    ^afyr  =  ©efabr. 

1.  1514.    erfpart,  saves  =  dispenses  with. 

1.  1516.    aild),  now,  at  beginning. 

1.  1517.  IDtc  Fommft  bit  baraitf  sc.  511  benfen.  <£s  fpinnt  ftd? 
etroas,  Something  is  plotting. 

1.  1518.  roarb  getagt,  (eS,  subject,  understood),  there  was  a 
meeting. 

Page  77.  —  line  1535.  The  negative  which  seems  to  us  superfluous 
is  paralleled  by  the  use  of  ne  in  French;  tr.  Dertjiit',  grant,  or  omit 
negative,  translating  forbid. 


204  WILHELM    TELL.    11.  1539—1600. 

Page  78.  —  line  1539.  (Etjnt,  Swiss  diminutive  of  2lbn,  grand- 
father, i.e.  the  boy's  grandfather,  Walther  Fiirst. 

1.  1540.  One  need  not  wonder  at  the  knowledge  of  circumstances  in 
Altorf,  since  Biirglen  is  less  than  two  miles  away. 

1.  1541.    lafj  ifjn  crft  fort  fctn,  wait  till  he  is  gone. 

1.  1545.  Die,  the  first  has  the  effect  of  a  compound  relative,  and 
the  second  bte  is  the  repeated  demonstrative,  translate  eben  bie,  these 
very  ones  ;  cp.  note  to  1.  1304. 

1.  1546.  an  fie  Fommen,  get  at  them  (to  harm). 

1.  1549.  Pa,  resumes  the  preceding  phrase,  lit.  then,  but  tr.  that. 
(Sriittbe,  regions. 

1.  1550.  Sd?dd?cntr|al,  the  valley  of  the  Schachen,  the  stream  on 
which  Biirglen  is  situated,  see  map.  menfcfyenleer,  unfrequented. 

1.  1552.  ntcfyt  ausjlimeicfyen  roar,  there  was  no  turning  out,  cp. 
2Ba§  tft  JU  tblin?  What  can  be  done. 

Page  79.  —  line  1555.  gegen  mid?  bafyer,  along  toward  me. 

1.  1558.  £?err.e,  regular  old  form  of  the  word,  as  seen  in  its  weak 
declension. 

1.  1560.   Cp.  11.  565-66. 

1.  1561.  ftattltcfyen  (Setoefyr,  i.e.  his  cross-bow,  the  adjective  due  to 
the  hunter's  pride  in  his  weapon. 

1.  1562.    ba,  omit,  or  tr.  then. 

1.  1563-64.   3^?  fat?  £5  Fommen  ba§,  I  saw  that  he  was  about  to,  etc. 

1.  1566.  Befdpeibentlid?,  for  the  '  t,'  cp.  note  to  1.  26. 

1.  1574.  23Ieib . .  .  bort  roeg,  commonly  »on  bort  weg. 

Page  80.  —  line  1581.  tPalty,  pet  form  for  2Baltber. 

1.  1582.  3d?  bringe  . .  .  nut,  P II  bring  along. 

ACT   III.     SCENE   2. 

SD.  Stflllbbadpc,  brooks  which  are  dashed  into  spray  as  they  fall; 
cp.  1.  3255. 

Page  81.  —  line  1586-89.  Note  the  rhyme,  in  accord  with  the  lyric 
spirit  of  the  scene. 

1.  1593.  Two  parts  of  the  predicate  are  rarely  put  first,  and  here  only 
because  of  their  close  relation. 

1.  1599.    in  bte  Hetfy'  .  .  .  ftellcn,  put  myself  on  a  par  with. 

1.  1600.  cud?  umroerben  =  urn  eud)  roerben. 


NOTES.     ACT   III,    SCENE    2.  20$ 

1.  1603.  nnrb,  cp.  note  to  1.  58;  if  the  personal  pronoun  is  not  re- 
peated, the  verb  does  not  agree  in  person. 

1.  1607.    a\S  Ctld?,  but  you. 

1.  1611.  naturr>ergeJ5nen,  lit.  who  has  forgotten  the  voice  of  nature, 
tr.  unnatural. 

Page  82.  —  line  1621.   <£s  is  expletive. 

1.  1630.   ntcbt  belongs  with  an  understood  tftll  id?  benn. 

1.  1636.   fte,  i.e.  the  Austrians. 

Page  83.  —  line  1638.  ben  |  t»crad?tet  ferjen,  to  see  him  despised. 

I.  1642.    etnctn,  lit.  one,  tr.  the  same. 

II.  1649-50.  alles  la§t,  etc.,  read,  <£ure  £tebe  lafjt  mid?  atles  fcin 
uttb  tuerben,j>'0Mr  love  will  enable  me  to  be  and  become  anything.     After 
Sctb  sc.  ba§. 

1.  1653.    Stefjt  JU,  Standby,  more  commonly  baltet  eitrf)  §U. 
Page  84.  —  line  1664.  mtt  bent  grogem  €rb,  i.e.  the  other 
Habsburg  estates. 

1665.  ganbergier  =  ?anberjucf)t. 

1670.  ^tn,  to  be  read  with  3terftt,  or  with  Port,  1.  1671. 

1671.  metn  (=ineiner),  object  of  tjarrcn.    Kctten,  limited  by 
Dcrt^agtcr  <£t|e,  subject  of  tjarrcn. 

1675.    Scrjncn  in  bas  IPcttC,  longing  for  (lit.  into)  the  far  away. 
.  1676.  als,  but. 

1684.   Note  the  rhyme  in  the  following  lines. 
Page  85.  —  line  1685.   rDetten,  the  distant  fields. 

1687.    Die,  an  article  with  JTlauer,  not  relative. 
.  1688.  atletn,  limits  3um  ^tmmel  offcn,  not  (Efjal. 
.  1689.    off  en  Itnb  gcltd?tet,  open  unobstructed  to  the  light  of. 
1690.   Note  the  very  significant  change  of  pronoun  in  address. 
1692.   betrjort,  past  participle  (sc.  hat). 
I695-    ^reubefpurCTt,  reminders  of  joy. 
1.  1696.    mtr  lebett,  live  for  me. 

1.  1699.  fct|lte,  subjunctive  for  conditional,  for  hatte  gefeblt.  (Srbcn, 
a  relic  of  the  old  weak  singular  of  this  word. 

1.  1700.  bte  fel'ge  3nfcl<  ^e  Island  of  the  Blessed,  according  to  the 
old  and  widespread  legend. 

1.  1702.    rfcimifd?  O>or}nt,  is  native,  or  is  at  home. 

1.  1703.  ftd?  tynqtfnnben,  found  its  way. 

1.  1706.   Note  the  almost  stanza-like  form  of  the  next  ten  lines. 


206  WILHELM  TELL.    11.  1709-1766. 

1.  1709.  tote  Ctn  Kontg  unrft,  tr.  like  a  king  ruling.  Hetcfyen,the 
plural  is  accounted  for  only  by  the  exigency  of  rhyme. 

Page  86.  —  line  1711.  tcctbltd?  retsenb,  the  effect  of  such  combi- 
nations cannot  be  given  in  English,  lit.  womanly  charming;  the  idea 
is :  charming  because  womanly. 

1.  1719-20.  bcm  fto^en  Hitter  . . .  Dem  Cartbbebriid'er,  seems  to 
mean  Gessler,  though  from  the  contrast  in  §ter  it  might  mean  any  Aus- 
trian noble. 

ACT  III.     SCENE  3. 

SD.  23anttber<J,  the  mountain  slope  back  of  2JItorf,  to  the  north- 
east. The  details  about  it,  11. 1771-85,  are  found  in  Scheuchzer  and  Fasi. 

Page  87.  —  line  1732.  fid? ...  fyeratt  begeben,  come  hither. 

1.  1734.    bod?,  -why,  (exclamatory)  at  beginning. 

1.  1736.  popatt3,  contraction  of  ^3opelhan§,  bugbear,  or  perhaps  from 
Bohemian  bobak,  with  the  same  meaning. 

1.  1738.  Uns  3iim  E>erbrte§e  (archaic  for  SSerbruffe)  to  vex  us. 

1.  1739-  Was,  universal  compound  relative  (cp.  note  to  1.  1481),  all 
who. 

1.  1741.  The  construction  to  be  expected  here  is:  2JIs  ben  Hiirfett 
beugen. 

1. 1742.  After  platj  sc.  gefien. 

1.  1744.    <fcmg  tffUtt,  make  a  catch. 

1.  1748.  f^odptDiirbigett,  the  Host,  i.e.  the  large  wafer  in  the  Eucharist 
used  in  processions  and  for  display  carried  in  the  monstrance;  it  is  a 
mistake  to  represent  the  priest  as  having  this  under  the  circumstances; 
he  would  have  a  small  plain  box,  the  ciborium.  But  it  makes  no  differ- 
ence. 

1.  1749.  (Slorfleitt,  the  bell  used  to  call  attention  at  the  elevation  of 
the  Host. 

1.  1751.  IHonftranj,  the  ornamental,  generally  spire-shaped  casket 
in  which  the  Host  is  displayed. 

Page  88.  —  line  1760.  Inversion  in  an  exclamatory  sentence  is 
common  if  accompanied,  as  here,  by  bod?  after  the  subject,  and  often 
even  later. 

1.  1763.  HTag,  let.  ba,  this  word  is  often  used  after  a  relative  pro- 
noun as  an  indefinite  particle,  but  cannot  be  rendered. 

1.  1766.  tPoIIt's  =  rooflte  e«. 


NOTES.      ACT   III,    SCENE    3.  2 07 

I.  1767.  fcfylecfyter  fiefyrt  urn,  be  worse  "with. 

\.  1768.  DoIF  ber  IPeiber  =  SBeibertiolf,  women. 

1.  1770.    ftid?t,  pricks,  impels. 

SD.    bie  oorbere  Syne,  the  front  of  the  stage. 

Page  89.  —  line  1772.  Die  Baume  blutert,  a  common  popular 
belief. 

1.  1775.  (Sebartttt,  in  two  senses:  charmed,  and  literally,  protected 
by  law.  The  penalty  quoted  is  popularly  applied  to  murderers.  fd?abtge, 
tt>ad?fe,  subjunctives  of  indirect  discourse. 

1.  1776.  Dem,  dative  of  possession  ;  feirte  is  a  redundant  possessive, 
but  very  common  colloquially.  fjerailS,  separable  particle;  read  at 
end. 

1.  1778.  Corner,  peaks,  very  common  in  names  of  Alpine  summits, 
as  ©rfjrecfborn,  SDfatterborn. 

1.  1780.  <SIetfd?er,  really  the  girnfelber  (see  note  to  1.  38)  and  not 
glaciers,  though  in  Tirol  the  word  is  thus  used,  bes  Had?ts,  the  -8  of 
the  noun  is  a  relic  of  an  old  so-called  consonantal  declension  of  the 
word,  the  be$  is  due  to  false  analogy. 

1.  1781.  Sd^IaglfltDtTtett,  heavy  avalanches,  of  neve,  or  firn-ice;  cp. 
note  to  1.  1501. 

1.  1785.    £anbroeb,r,  defence,  lit.  militia. 

1.  1786.  ftrtb,  would  also  be  e§  Qiebt,  save  to  avoid  repetition;  cp. 
note  to  1.  1217. 

1.  1789.  There  has  been  some  unprofitable  disputing  as  to  whether 
this  land  is  France  or  Germany;  following  the  Rhine  we  come  to  either, 
and  the  'fair,  long  fields  of  grain'  and  the  allusion  (1.  1806)  to  the 
salt  monopoly  rather  suggest  France,  but  it  makes  no  difference. 

Page  90.  —  line  1798.  ^tmmel,  climate. 

1.  1799.  The  fie  is  emphasized  to  take  the  place  of  the  customary 
bie  (before  genie§en). 

1.  1803.  in  =  iu'n  (in  ben). 

1.1804.  £?errn,  ruler.  (Sefteber,  for  ©efliigel  =  £>odjfhtg ;  cp. 
1.  900. 

1.  1806.  bdS  5al3,  referring  to  the  monopoly  of  the  salt  product 
maintained  by  many  rulers. 

Page  91.  —  line  1811.  es  roirb  mir  eng,  I  feel  oppressed,  as  though 
in  imagination  he  were  already  there.  tDeiten,  wide. 

I.  1812.  Da  =  bavum. 


208  WILHELM  TELL.    11.  1823—1927. 

Page  92.  —  line  1823.  SD.  ^n  bte  S^ene,  into  the  wings. 

1.1829.   gefd^iefjt,  is  being  done. 

1.  1834.  fyatt'  getfyan,  subjunctive  of  indirect  discourse,  depending 
on  2)11  behaupteft,  or  the  like,  understood,  or  subjunctive  of  surprise,  de- 
pending on  meinen  or  some  such  word  understood.  Das  liigft  bu, 
you  lie  in  that,  tr.  Thafs  a  lie. 

Page  93.  —  line  1839.  was  unfers  2tmtcs  (sc.  ift),  what  is  of 

our  office,  tr.  our  business. 

1.  1840.    fdpreienbe  <5ewalt,  violence  that  cries  to  heaven. 

1.  1843.  einen  Hiicfen  an  ben  anbcrn,  backing  from  the  others,  i.e. 
the  other  members  of  the  league. 

Page  94.  —  line  1854.  was  unrb  bas  ipcrben,  more  commonly 
brauS  tnerben. 

1.  1859.    (Seftrenger,  a  merely  formal  adjective,  tr.  My  lord. 

1.  1860.    tDobJbeftellt,  cp.  note  to  1.  1235,  duly  appointed. 

Page  95.  —  line  1861.  fiber  (commonly  bet)  frifd?er  £b,at,  in 

the  very  act. 

1.  1872.    ber  Cell,  i.e.  the  Heedless,  or  Simpleton,  see  Introd.  xlvii. 

1.  1873.  beg.eg.nen,  unusual  for  tiorfommen  or  gejdjeben, 

1.  1875.  jebem,  any. 

1.  1877.    btr,  dative  of  interest 

1.  1879.  met|r  for  mebrere. 

Page  96.  —  line  1889.  febljl,  archaic  for  rjerfeljlfl. 

1.  1893.  gu  Sinn,  for  in  ben  @inn. 

I.  1895.   The  future  indicative  as  in  English  is  a  strong  form  of  im- 
perative;  so  also  is  the  present,  as  in  1.  1899. 

Page  97.  —  line  1903.  befonnen,  cp.  1.  1872. 

II.  1908-9.    Ironical. 

1.  1912.  KuT3tDetIs,  jesting  (more  commonly  feminine),  object  of 
getDofynt,  which  takes  also  the  accusative. 

1.  1916.  <£r  riitjmte  ftcfy,  reference  to  11.  1876-77  shows  that  this 
is  a  mistake  ;  compare  the  story  of  Toko,  Introd.  xli. 

1.  1917.  ttjrer  fyunbert,  lit.  a  hundred  of  them,  omit  tlnrer  in  trans- 
lation. 

1.  1920.    (£s  gilt,  it  is  needed,  or  it  is  very  important ;  cp.  1.  2415. 

Page  98.  —  line  1925.  Pertpirft,  past  participle. 

1.  1927.  Httgcfca'nFt,  with  older  meaning  unharmed,  in  feinc 
I}iitte,  accusative,  since  the  idea  is  '  to  go  to.' 


NOTES.       ACT   III,    SCENE    3.  209 

1.  1933.   Funftgeiibt,  same  as  geiibt. 

1.  1942.  Dem  's,  dative  of  possession  with  £?er3.  's  =  ba8.  in 
bie  £?anb  trttt,  tr.  affect  his  hand. 

1.  1944.  oor  =  fiir,  instead  of .    laffet . . .  ergefyen,  show. 

1.  1948.  fyinftefyett,  South  German  dialect  for  fief)  hinftdlen  ;  cp. 
11.  2247  and  2838- 

Page  99.  —  line  1950.  febjen  auf,  miss,  (lit.  upon)  and  hit. 

1.  1952.  ift,  jetlt  expresses  the  facts  of  absolute  existence,  as  well  as 
the  miscellaneous  and  accidental  facts  of  existence;  e8  giebt  serves  be- 
tween the  two  extremes  to  state  the  general  facts  of  nature  and  life; 
cp.  1  1217  and  note,  and  1.  1786. 

1.  1957-  's,  i.e.  fttll  batten. 

1.  1964.   glaubt  bir's  nicfyt,  doesn't  believe  it  of  you. 

1.  1965.  Dem  tPiitrid?  sum  Derbruffe,  to  spite  the  tyrant;  cp. 
1.  1738. 

Page  100.  —  line  1970.  mit  frifd?er  Cfyat,  promptly. 

1.  1972.    pergebens,  for  nothing  (ironical). 

1.  1975.    Dies  ftolse  Hed?t,  i.e.  of  bearing  arms. 

1.  1977.  tt>er  =  ber  tneldjer. 

1.  1980.    (Saffe,  path,  so  of  any  open  way  with  side  walls. 

Page  101.  —  line  1987.   ja,  Why,  at  beginning,     alles,  anything. 

1.  1988.  toie  =  rate  aitd). 

1.  1989.    Doubtless  an  allusion  to  the  rescue  of  Baumgarten. 

1.  1990.    Cp.  Luke  23,  35. 

1.  1991.  <£s  mu§  sc.  Jem. 

1.  1998.  3d?  barfs,  I  have  a  right  to,  with  reference  to  his  position 
as  differing  from  that  of  the  others. 

Page  102.  —  line  2003.  (till  gefcfynnegett,  said  nothing. 

1.  2005.   The  sense  is:  Though  my  eyes  were  open,  I  refused  to  see. 

1.  2020.  in  befter  IHeinung,  with  (in  spite  of)  the  best  of  inten- 
tions. 

\.  2028.    21nttDOrt,  satisfaction. 

1.  2030.    bie,  these. 

SD.    (after  1.  2036)  ftanb  =  fiat  gefitanben. 

1.  2034.    Kommt  311  Clicfy,  Be  yourself  again. 

Page  104.  —  line  2039.  nod?  in  ben  fpatften  §>eiten,  down  to  tht 
rem  otest  future. 

1.  2045.    bafj  interprets  ba3U. 


210  WILHELM    TELL.    11.  2049—2114. 

Page  105.  —  line  2049.  ftCCfteji  ...  3U  btr,  hid  away,  or  about 
you. 

1.  2054.  nnrb  bebetltet  tjabcn,  future  of  conjecture,  I  am  sure  it 
meant. 

1.  2055.    frtfd?  unb  frofyltd?,  promptly  and  cheerfully. 

1.  2058.  The  government  of  ftd?ern  in  1.  2056  is  the  usual  one,  here 
we  should  expect  rjerftdjert. 

1.  2060.  burd?fd?ofj  for  burd)fcf)oJ3'  (=  hatte  burrfjfchoffen),  the  in- 
dicative here  conceives  the  condition  and  the  conclusion  as  real. 

1.  2062.    (Surer,  for  Guer,  genitive  object  of  gefeblt. 

Page  106.  —  line  2071.  fid?  cerfiinbtgt  (sc.  bat),  has  been  mani- 
fested. 

1.  2073.    According  to  1.  2170  Gessler  had  an  official  boat  on  the  lake. 

1.  2076.    See  note  to  1.  1215. 

1.  2083.    Den,  this  one,  i.e.  Tell. 

1.  2086.    sorbet,  all  over. 

Page  107.  —  line  2093.  es  erbarmt  mid?,  uncommon  for  e«  tbut 
ntir  tetb. 

1.  2096.  fag'  =  fort . . .  fagen. 

ACT  IV.     SCENE   I. 

Page  108.  —  SD.  fdpltefjen  ben  profpeft,  limit  the  view,  i.e.  oc- 
cupy the  back  of  the  stage.  The  lake  is  to  be  conceived  as  in  the  back- 
ground to  the  right,  so  that  the  personages  stand  sideways  or  with  backs 
half  turned  to  the  audience.  Kunz  von  Gersau  is  a  personage  introduced 
after  the  play  was  nearly  finished.  The  fisherman  and  boy  here  seem  to 
be  Ruodi  and  Jenni  of  Act  I,  Scene  I ;  they  are  so  named  in  one  MS, 
and  the  boy  is  called  Jenni  in  the  text  at  the  end  of  the  scene.  But  it 
troubles  Diintzer  greatly  to  find  them  on  the  wrong  side  of  the  lake. 
This,  however,  is  not  referred  to  as  their  home,  and  they  could  cross  the 
lake  freely. 

1.  2098.  mtt  Jlugen,  uncommon  for  mit  eicjnen  SIngcn. 

1.  2102.  fiir  bie  ^retrjett  gelten,  uncommon  for  bie  5rfi^it  gelten. 

1.  2106.  For  tm  2Jtt3ug  tft,  unb  ber  two  MSS  read  ,,gett>altig  ftd) 
erhoben." 

1.  2114.  Reding  was  SUtlanbammann  in  Schwyz,  Attinghausen  in 
Uri. 


NOTES.       ACT  IV,    SCENE  I.  211 

Page  109.  —  line  2115.  Itege,  after  a  present  tense  the  verb  is 
more  frequently  indicative. 

11.  2124-6.  Dcr  JTUmb  refers  to  Attinghausen ;  ber  2Jrm  is  of  course 
Tell's;  bas  feb.nbe  2luge  . . .  geblenbet,  at  first  suggest  Melchthal's 
father,  but  he  is  of  too  little  consequence  to  be  mentioned  here.  Lines 
839,  893  and  2005  suggest  Rudenz. 

.  2128.  !ommlid?,  dialect  for  angene&m. 

2129.    Cp.  King  Lear,  II,  3,  the  speech,  "Blow  winds  and  crack 
your  cheeks,"  which  clearly  suggested  this. 
2133.  roerbet  fjcrr,  we  expect  §erren. 
2135.   Dcr  groften  tfiiftc,  dative;  cp.  1.  1262. 
2137.   2lbgrunb,  the  lake  at  this  point  is  said  to  be  600  feet  deep. 

Page  110.  —  line  2144.  (Eifestiirme,  unusual  for  @i«=!£iirme. 

1.  2147.    Kliiftc,  i.e.  the  sides  of  the  chasms. 

1.  2148.  Siinbfhlt,  flood  (lit.  universal  flood,  not  sin-flood,  as  popular 
etymology  makes  it  seem). 

1.  2152.    gebctet  oerbe,  ^a.prayers  may  be  offered. 

1.  2154.    JtHege,  '  cradle  of  the  deep' 

1.  2158.  Bllfett,  bay.  geroafyrte,  subjunctive;  cp.  French  in  same 
case,  relative  after  negative,  might  furnish. 

1.  2159.    fyanblos,  without  '^panbfyabe,'  inaccessible. 

Page  111.  —  line  2164.  IDaffcrflllft,  watery  gorge;  while  the 
whole  of  the  Urner  See  might  be  termed  a  gorge,  a  reference  to  the 
map  will  show  a  constriction  at  the  Axenberg. 

1.  2167.    er,  the  antecedent  is  Sturm,     ftcfy,  dative  of  advantage. 

1.  2170.    £?emnfd7tff,  official  boat;  see  note  to  1.  2073. 

1.  2171.    Dad?,  canopy. 

1.  2177.  gcbcn  nid?t  auf,  for  geben  itidjt  2ld)t  auf,  or  gebcn  nid)t« 
auf. 

1.  3180.   Do  not  seek  to  stay  the  judge's  arm. 

1.  2 1 83  ff .  The  readiness  with  which  the  boatman's  religious  philosophy 
is  adapted  to  his  new  understanding  of  the  situation  is  startling.  In- 
deed, altogether  this  boatman  talks  little  like  a  boatman. 

1.  2185.  mttfamt,  strengthened  form  of  famt ;  bcm  Steucrmann, 
certainly  meaning  Tell;  but  does  the  boatman  anticipate  11.  2247ff  ? 

Page  112.  —  line  2187.  Bnggtsgrat,  a  sharp  ridge  projecting  from 
the  Axenberg. 

1.  2188.    (Teufelsmiinfter,  a  steep  ridge  on  the  west  side  of  the  lake. 


212  WILHELM    TELL.    11.2189—2282. 

1.  2189.  The  speakers  themselves  are  probably  on  the  northwest  slope 
of  the  Axenberg,  some  distance  above  the  water,  otherwise  they  could 
not  see  what  they  describe. 

1.  2190.    fjacfmeffer,  another  projecting  ridge  of  the  Axenberg. 

1.  2191.  gebr.ocb.en  (sc.  trjorben  jtnb),  uncommon  for  @d)iffbrud)  ge« 
litten. 

1.  2193.    ^futj,  rocky  wall  or  slope. 

1.  2194.  gdbftotjtg, precipitously  (Swiss  dialect  gatj  =  jab,  ftotjig  = 
!Wt0). 

1.  2196.  enter  =  irgenb  einer. 

SD.  Several  minutes  must  elapse  between  the  last  speech  and  Tell's 
appearance. 

1.  2200.    tpte  or  311  fetn  is  redundant. 

Page  113.  —  line  2207.  Dort  =  border. 

1.  2210.   For  Setb  read  2Sie  fetb  ibr. 

1.  2214.  fat|en,  archaic  for  fangen. 

Page  114.  —  line  2219.  aufgegebner,  despairing. 

\.  2225.    For  source  of  this  speech  see  Introd.  1. 

1.  2226.  am,  more  commonly  im,  tjintern  (Sranfen,  stern. 

1.  2227.  gelangt  sc.  ftnb. 

1.  2228.    fletnen  2Ijen,  really  a  portion  of  the  Axenberg. 

1.  2230.  (Sailings  for  3al)Ung8  ;  cp.  note  to  1.  2194.  tjerfiirbrad? 
=  berDorbrad). 

1.  2232.  metnten,  unusual  for  erroarteten. 

1.  2238.  bes  ^afyrens,  for  ber  gafyrt. 

Page  115.  —  line  2239.  bertd?tet,  posted. 

1.  2241.  After  £Die  sc.  niSre  e§. 

1.  2246.  tjtebannen,  out  of  this. 

\.  2248.    rebltd?,  vigorously,  not  with  usual  meaning  of  '  honestly.' 

1.  2251.    ftd?  auftljdt',  might  present  itself. 

\.  2256.  ab3uretd7en,  unusual  for  erreidjen. 

1.  2257.  tjattbltd?,  dialect,  meaning  -vigorously.  3U3UgeIjn,  unusual 
for  fllljugretfen ;  the  use  of  the  word  seems  to  be  due  to  a  misunder- 
standing on  Schiller's  part  of  'gugtnb'  (=  should  pull,  imperfect 
subjunctive,  3rd  person  plural  of  jiebett)  in  his  source.  See  Introd.  p.  1. 

Page  116.  —  line  2272.    faum  etc.,  scarcely  do  I  trust  my  eyes. 

\.  2280.  benft's,  for  gebenft'S. 

1.  2282.    2trtlj,  or  2lrt,  at  the  upper  end  of  Lake  Zug,  see  map. 


NOTES.       ACT    IV,    SCENE    I.  213 

1.  2283.  Stetnen,  and  1.  2285,  £otDCr3,  on  opposite  sides  of  Lake 
Lowerz,  see  map. 

Page  117.  —  line  2288.  man  nannt'  cud?  mir,  in  the  present 
text  no  name  is  given  to  the  Fischer,  but  this  phrase  corresponds  with 
the  MSS  (see  note  to  SD.  at  beginning  of  this  act)  which  name  him 
Ruodi;  of  course  Tell  could  not  thus  address  a  nameless  personage. 

1.  2290.  tfmt  bte  £teb'  mir  an,  more  commonly :  thut  e8  mir  311 
Stebe. 

1.  2296.    StC  fallen  roacfer  fctn,  Bid  them  be  courageous. 

1.  2298.    cut  roettres,  something  further. 

1.  2299.  tm  (Scmiit,  for  tm  ©inn. 

1.  2302.    roas  Cr  and?  untcrnommctt,  whatever  he  has  undertaken. 

Page  118.  —  line  2304.  bte  ;£cbcr,  placed  there  as  a  test  to  see 
whether  life  was  extinct. 

1.  2313.  tt)aItY>  Pet  f°rm  °f  Walther.  cr  Icbt  mir,  not  'for  me'; 
rather  an  ethical  dative,  he  lives  and  I  have  him.  Similarly  1.  2314, 
Have  I  thee  unharmed. 

Page  120.  —  line  2334.  nod?,  in  addition,  franft,  depreciate,  or 
belittle  (the  original  meaning  of  the  word  is  'to  restrict,'  or  narrow). 

SD.    mit  Ctnem  cjro§en  Slid5,  with  a  look  of  reproach. 

1.  2336.    bll,  emphasized  in  contrast  with  herself. 

1.  2339  ff.  The  reader  may  well  wonder  whence  Hedwig  has  her 
knowledge  of  the  occurrences  at  Altorf,  since  Fiirst  and  her  boy  have 
not  yet  seen  her;  see  Introd.  xxxii. 

1.  2352.     We  need  him,  ah!  and  he  needs  us. 

I-  2355.    IDenn  cr  crfranfte  !    What  if  he  should  become  ill! 

1.  2357.  2IIpCttrofc,  Alpine  primrose,  or  soldanel,  a  shy  flower  that 
blooms  only  on  heights  close  to  the  snow. 

Page  121.  —  line  2360.  Balfamftrom  bcr  £iifte,  the  healing 


1.  2362.  fjaild?  bcr  (SriiftC,  atmosphere  (lit.  breath)  of  the  dungeon 
(lit.  pits). 

1.  2369.  rcttctc,  conditional. 

1.  2374.  After  gefcnbet  sc.  ttJOrben,  passive  impersonal. 

1.  2375.  fctn  ^7Cr3  gefimbcn,  come  to  himself,  repented. 

Page  122.  —  line  2380.  alfo,  for  fo. 

1.  2382.  ift  =  bebeutet ;  cr,  i.e.  bcr  5d?mcr3.  ocrlicfj,  for  l)at 
tterlaffen. 


214  WILHELM   TELL.    11.2400—2440. 

Page  123.  —  line  2400.    Cp.  1.  2374,  Action  will  be  taken. 

1.  2410.    tft,  present  for  future. 

1.  2413.  bte  <£beln,  the  lords  of  Attinghausen  and  Sillinen  (see  1. 
685)  are  the  only  native  nobles  that  are  mentioned. 

Page  124.  —  line  2414.  Barren  (usually  with  auf)  =  erirjarten. 
tDCtltt  CS  gilt/  when  the  time  comes. 

1.  2416.  fid?  fold?er  JEfyat  t>ent>ogctt,  ventured  upon  such  a  deed 
(past  participle  of  Derttiegen,  or  »ttwgen  ;  in  M.H.G.  the  past  participle 
was  ttertrjegen,  which  is  preserved  as  adjective  (see  1.  27) ;  the  verb,  now 
rare,  has  gone  over  into  the  class  with  biegen). 

1.  2419.  urtferer,  with  final  -er  due  to  false  analogy  with  meinev,  in 
which  the  final  — ev  is  in  turn  due  to  analogy  with  the  adjective  declen- 
sion; Itnfev  is  more  common. 

1.  2420.  ju  (Srabe  ftetgen,,^  down  to  our  graves  (fleigen  may  mean 
to  go  either  up  or  down  depending  on  the  adverb  of  direction). 

1.  2421.    <S.s  lebt,  impersonal,  There  will  be  life. 

I.  2422.    The  glorious  possession  (to  wit  freedom)  be  preserved  for 
mankind.     JTtenfdjfyett  may  be  genitive,  in  which  case  tr.  the  glory  of 
humanity  be  sustained. 

II.  2423-24.   The  figure  is  certainly  awkward;   tr.  griirtenf  spring. 
The  boy  is  used  as  a  representative  of  the  new  generation. 

1.  2427.  fid?  urn  fctn  2Iug'  ergie^t,  suffuses  his  eyes. 

1.  2431.  fettten  Biirgeretb,  their  (lit.  its,  agreeing  with  2tbel)  oath 
as  citizens. 

I.  2432.    Ucfytlcutb,  in  the  middle  ages  name  of  a  district  about  the 
city  of  Freiburg,  which  to  distinguish  it  from  gjmburg  itlt  23ret8gail,  is 
still  called  gfreiburg  tm  lidjtlcwb.     The  historical  allusions  to  the  be- 
ginnings of  Swiss  liberty  are  mostly  based  on  Miiller,  and  have  more  or 
less  warrant.     (Etjurgau/  the  northeast  canton  of  Switzerland,  formerly 
extending  as  far  as  Zurich. 

II.  2433-34.    Bern  and  Freiburg  were  made  fortified  places  about  100 
years  before  the  formation  of  the  Riitli  League,  see  chronology,  p.  Ivi. 

1.  2435.  Zurich  had  a  regular  system  of  armed  guilds  in  1336,  but  it 
is  no  violent  supposition  that  these  had  done  military  service  earlier. 

1.  2437.  an  tbjen  Ctp'gert  tDdllcn,  not  necessarily  those  of  Zurich 
alone,  but  of  all  the  cities  named. 

Page  125.  —  line  2439.  f^armfd^en,  one  would  expect  §cmufd). 

1.  2440.    Ijarmlos,  peaceable. 


NOTES.      ACT   IV,    SCENE    2.  21$ 

I.  2441.    Impersonal  passive,  tr.  they  fight  to  the  death. 

\.  2442.  Allusion  to  the  defence  of  passes  at  Zug  and  Morgarten. 
blllttqe  (Entfdpetbuncj,  the  arbitrament  of  blood. 

II.  2443-44.    Allusion  to  the  heroic  death  of  Winkelried  at  Sempach 
(1386). 

1.  2449.  fjocfyroacfyten,  beacon-towers,  also  beacon-fires,  here  the 
former. 

1.  2450.  ber  Burtb  3iim  Snnbe,  more  naturally  23unb  $u  S3unbe. 

SD.   entfeelt,    tr.   as   adjective   before   ^drtbe.     mtt 
ScfytTterjens,  tr.  signs  of  grief,  some  silent,  some  violent. 

SD.  (after  1.  2452)  fytn,  lit.  thither,  tr.  to  the  corpse. 

1.2454.  The  castle  was  called :  ©djlofc  SRub 

Page  126.  —  line  2459.  Pa,  while. 

1.  2467.    3n'  upon,  or  by. 

1.  2476.    fd?ulbtg  blteb,  left  undone. 

1.  2478.    bte  eitrujC  (to  Stauffacher). 

1.  2481.    mieberfefyrenb,  repentant. 

Page  127.  —  line  2482.  ntcfyts  geacfytet,  for  al«  nicf)t«  gead)tet  = 
Deracfjtet. 

1.  2483.     fF^c^  are  we  to  expect  of  you  ? 

1.  2484.  bcnfet  =  gebenfet. 

1.  2489.    Stanb,  class,  rank. 

1.  2492.    Subjects  (to  itself)  and  makes  it  fruitful. 

1.  2499.  's  fd?0tt  r>ergletd?en,  J<?«/<?  it  all  right,  i.e.  the  contention 
over  precedence. 

Page  128.  —  line  2507.   gletcfynne,  strengthened  form  of  ttrie. 

1.  2512.    roarb  fcfyott,  has  become. 

1.  2516.  The  presumption  in  Rudenz's  attitude  shocks  a  democratic 
spirit,  but  royalty  to-day  is  capable  of  just  such  arrogance.  His  patron- 
izing patriotism  loses  still  more  of  its  halo  when  it  appears  that  he  is 
prompted  by  his  own  loss. 

Page  129.  line  2528.   ccrroogcn,  see  note  to  line  2416. 

1.  2532.   IDutcnbc  =  Siitrid). 

1-  2533-  fid?  erfiifynen,  same  meaning  and  construction  as  fief)  Wer« 
loegen,  see  note  to  1.  2416;  frcnelnb,  tr.  as  adjective  before  (Seroalt, 
criminal. 

I.  2534.    Before  3fyr  sc.  um. 

II.  2543-44.    Only  out  from  beneath  the  ruins  of  the  tyrants'  powef 


2l6  WILHELM   TELL.     11.  2546-2597. 

can  she  be  dug  forth  ;  the  idea  is :   She  can  be  rescued  only  by  over- 
throwing the  tyrants. 

1.  2546.  ©b  trm  tnelletcfyt .  . .  brittgett,  if  perchance,  we  may  pene- 
trate. 

1.  2548.   fparen,  for  auffdjieben. 

Page  130.  —  line  2551.  i.e.  releases  them  from  their  agreement  to 
postpone. 

1.  2555.    23otenfegel,  rather  unusual  figure  for  (Silboot,  or  (Silfdjiff. 

1.  2558.  ftttr^t,  the  unusual  order  is  justified  only  by  the  meter. 
IDetters  Strati,  for  SBetterftrabt. 

ACT   IV.     SCENE   3. 

SD.  fyofyle  (Saffe,  sunken  road,  or  hollow  way.  Gessler,  having  come 
along  the  shore  of  Lake  Zug  (see  map),  proceeds  from  Immensee 
through  this  cut  to  his  castle  near  Kiissnacht.  The  highest  point  of  the 
cut  is  in  the  background;  the  road  comes  down  toward  the  front  of  the 
stage.  See  illustration. 

1.  2563.  fjollunberftrcmd?  =  £>ohmber=  or  §otberfh:aud). 

1.  2567.  beine  tltjr  ift  abgelaiifen,  lit.  your  clock  is  run  down,  but 
Schiller  had  probably  an  hour-glass  in  mind,  hence  tr.  your  hour  is  come. 

Page  131.  —  line  2571.   See  note  to  1.  285. 

1-  2573.  Die  ITttld?  ber  frommen  Denfart  mir,  the  milk  of  my 
kindly  disposition,  which  was  perhaps  suggested  by  "  the  milk  of  human 
kindness"  (Macbeth  I,  5). 

1.  2574.  3)iim  Ungetjeriren,  the  usual  government  with  getDobjtt 
would  be  2In«  llngebeure. 

1.  2583.  ofynmadpttg,  less  common  for  uergebenS. 

1.  2592.  Was  b  U,  not  an  interrupted,  sentence,  but  abbreviated,  sc. 
bir  erlaitbt  baft. 

1.  2593.   After  ftrcnges,  repeat  Hecfyt. 

1.  2594.    Common  usage  does  not  employ  the  ber  before  £iijl. 

1.  2595.  Did?  .  .  .  3U  erfred?en,  to  venture  upon  ;  cp.  11.  2416,  2533, 
and  notes. 

1.  2597.  This  apostrophe  to  a  single  arrow  presumes  that  Tell  was 
allowed  to  put  his  second  arrow  (cp.  1.  2050)  into  his  doublet  again. 
On  the  other  hand  11.  2225  and  2264  indicate  that  he  escaped  with  his 
quiver.  It  is  a  slight  discrepancy,  due  to  the  haste  with  which  the 
work  was  composed. 


NOTES.       ACT    IV,    SCENE    3.  2 1 7 

Page  132.  —  line  2600.  frommen,  kindly;  uttburd?brin<jlid?, 
more  appropriate  to  the  arrow,  while  to  a  request  one  is  ,,taub." 

1.  2602.    Dertrcmtc,  here  past  participle  of  the  verb,  trusted. 

1.  2605.    Ztur  jetjt  nod?,  only  this  once  more. 

1.  2607.    jetjO,  archaic  for  jeijt. 

1.  2609.  2Iuf  biefer  SanF,  as  though  the  verb  were  fit^en  ;  common 
usage  would  require  here  btefe  23duf. 

1.  2611.  treibt  fid?,  goes. 

1.  2614.    Ietd?t  cjefd?ur3te,  lightgirded,  see  note  to  1.  285. 

1.  2616.    Sptelmann,  minstrel. 

1.  2617.    Sfamtt,  freighter  ;  cp.  ©aitmrofj. 

1.  2618.  feme,  tr.  as  adjective  with  £anber.  bcr  2Ttenfd?en  £anber, 
lands  of  foreign  men;  cp.  Latin  gentium,  tr.  foreign  lands. 

1.  2619.    Every  road  leads  everywhere,  or  All  roads  meet. 

1.  2624.  er  brad?t'  eud?  etroas,  without  bringing  you  something,  cp. 
note  to  1.  1043. 

1.  2625.    IDar's,  -whether  it  was. 

1.  2626.    ^mmonsfyorn,  ammonite. 

\.  2627.    IPtC  CS  (for  fte)  such  as. 

Page  133.  —  line  2631.  licben  Ktttber,  the  weak  form  here  is  in- 
consistent with  1.  2622,  yet  all  the  MSS  and  the  first  edition  have  it; 
usage  in  this  construction  was  formerly  divided. 

1.  2635.  £ci§t  fid?'s,  the  inversion  in  exclamatory  sentences  is  usually 
followed  by  bod),  but  for  meter's  sake  often  omitted. 

1.  2638.  311  ^els,  found  strong  only  in  such  phrases,  and  rarely;  now 
regularly  weak. 

1.  2640.  Scheuchzer  relates  seriously  how  the  hunter  in  such  circum- 
stances cuts  his  heel  or  the  ball  of  his  foot,  in  order  to  keep  himself 
from  slipping  as  he  undertakes  a  daring  leap. 

1.  2641.  (Srattter,  red  chamois,  the  smaller  variety  that  frequents 
the  summit  (©rat). 

1.  2646.  gefd?offen  in  bas  Sd?rr>ar3e,  hit  the  bull's  eye. 

1.  2649.  I)ctt  JTtciftcrfd?ug  tfyun,  make  my  master  shot,  as  though 
all  before  were  but  apprentice-work. 

SD.  ^[urfd?iitj,  field-warden,  a  common  officer  to  guard  against 
pilfering,  and  damage  by  stray  animals. 

1.  2651.  Kloftermet'r,  rent-collector.  tnorttfd?ad?en,  a  small  estate 
of  the  monastery  of  Einsiedeln,  on  Lake  Lucerne,  see  map. 


2l8  WILHELM  TELL.    11.  2652—2710. 

1.  2652.  ben  Brailtfcwf,  bridal-trip,  but  a  very  different  sort  from 
what  we  know;  it  is  the  formal  trip  made  to  the  home  of  the  betrothed 
to  take  her  to  the  scene  of  the  wedding.  The  word  takes  us  back  to 
semi-savage  times  when  a  man  actually  chased  and  ran  down  his  bride, 
or  later,  when  the  suitor  won  his  bride  by  defeating  her  or  a  rival  in  a 
race;  after  the  savage  reality  was  abolished  the  form  was  retained  in 
sport. 

1.  2653.  Senten,  shepherd-huts  and  often  also  appurtenances,  the 
meadows  or  the  herds. 

Page  134.  —  line  2654.  3mtfce/  f°r  3ntmenfee,  see  map. 

1.  2655.  rnirb  fyod?  gefdpmelgt,  impersonal,  there  "will  be  high 
revelry. 

1.  2656.    ^s,  a  strong  case  of  expletive. 

1.  2659.  ZTeb.mt  nut,  accept. 

1.2662.   that  is:  the  two  meet. 

1.  2663.  allermegen,  for  aUenjege. 

1.  2664.  Hngliicfs,  partitive  genitive.  Huff?,  landslide  (Swiss) ; 
gegattgen,  tr.  happened. 

1.  2665.  (Slanter  £anb,  the  canton  of  Glarus,  east  of  Schwyz. 
Seite,  dope. 

1.  2666.   (SISrnifd?,  a  mountain  southwest  of  the  town  of  Glarus. 

1.  2669.  Z)a  fprad?  id?,  I  just  now  spoke  with  a  man.  23cibett,  in 
Aargau,  on  the  Limmatt  northwest  of  Zurich. 

1.  2673.    fiir,  archaic  for  t>0f. 

Page  135.  — line  2676.  JTtan  bctltet's  auf,  it  is  interpreted  as 
meaning. 

1.  2682.    After  fatttt  sc.  aud). 

1.  2688.    Die  tt)affer,  the  streams. 

1.  2690.  ber  Strom,  the  flood. 

Page  136.  —  line  2691.  an  ifym,  more  commonly  bei  or  Bon ;  the 
accusative  is  the  government  after  SMtte,  or  ©eflldj  an  ... 

1.  2695.  fafyre,  for  gehe,  cp.  1.  17. 

1.  2702.  UTetn  £ebtag,  for  3Ketne  Sebtage,  (all)  the  days  of  my  life. 

Page  137.  —  line  2704.  perFiinben,  more  commonly  melben. 

1.  2706.  3^  <8ruttb,  for  3>u  'n  ©runb. 

1.  2707.  I) em  (=  btefem)  DoIF  (contemptuously),  this  crew,\.e. 
Gessler  and  his  followers.  With  bei  sc.  fommen,  get  at,  harm. 

1.  2710.    rpie,  how. 


NOTES.      ACT    IV,    SCENE    3.  219 

1.2712.  tfjm,  i.e.  bem  PoIF.    fanft  ttjun,  pet. 

1.  2715.  bring'. . .  an,  present. 

1.  2720.  2THr, '  not  to  me,'  but  ethical  dative,  tr.  That  I  might  see  them 
etc. 

1.  2723 .    brauf  ftofjett  mtt  bcm  2Iucj',  that  their  eyes  might  fall  upon  it. 

Page  138.  —  line  2726.    Die,  demonstrative. 

1.  2727.  Things  of  vast  import  are  being  planned  and  executed. 
Logically  IPerbctt  should  precede  JDerf. 

1.  2730.    uns,  speaking  as  a  representative  of  the  house. 

1.  2731.    So  ober  fo,  one  way  or  another. 

1.  2734.  3n  =  3n  ben. 

1.  2738.  IDilbfyeuer,  vjildgrass  gleaner,  his  occupation  is  explained 
in  what  follows.  Higiberg.,  east  of  Lucerne,  see  map. 

1.2739.  uberm2Ibgrunbn>eg,./>w»0wfr^tf£yj5.  freie,  unclaimed. 

1.  2744.     Whatever  serious  offence  he  may  have  committed. 

Page  139.  —  line  2746.  £ud?  foil  Hed?t  toerben,  You  shall  have 
justice. 

1.  2750.  in  ben  fed?ften  IHonb,  going  on  six  months. 

1.  2752.  mir  (Setr>alt  antrmn,  force  me. 

1-2755.    So,  as  (i.e.  in  casej). 

SD.  greif  t  in,  takes  hold  of. 

1.  2762.  nid?ts  nad? . . .  fragen,/0y  no  heed  to. 

Page  140.  —  line  2769.  Cratcft  bu  bod?  Id'ngft,  Why,  you  have 
long  been  treading. 

1.  2772.  After  Sefferes  sc.  311  thun. 

1.  2774.    ITlan  reifje,  Someone  drag,  etc. 

1.  2778.  In  this  line  as  well  as  in  1.  2784  Gessler  presumes  upon  his 
position  rather  too  much. 

1.  2780.    Before  foil  sc.  fetn. 

1.  2781.   es  (after  bod?),  i.e.  the  situation. 

SD.  fafyrt  mit  bcr  £)anb,  puts  his  hand. 

Page  141.  —  SD.  bem  Hubolf  fjarras,  everywhere  else  the  article 
is  put  between  name  and  epithet  ;  it  seems  here  to  be  an  error  for  9tu= 
bolf  bem  £arra«. 

Page  142.  —  line  2802.  Haft,  not  the  usual  meaning:  to  be  fu- 
rious, but :  to  be  crazy. 

SD.   (after  1.  2808)  futfllofen,  for  gefufjUofen. 

1.  2810.  bic  2Iugen  finb  gebrod^en,  see  note  to  1.  865. 


220  WILHELM   TELL.     11.  2816—2902. 

Page  143.  —  line  2816.  <jefd?fagen,  stricken. 

1.  2817.    JOagt  CS,  ironical  threat  =  Do  not  dare  it! 

1.  2818.    fyat  Ctn  <£nbe,  is  at  an  end. 

1.  2830.  rertrauen,  rare  for  trauen  ;  (£reu',  is  dative. 

SD.  Barmfyer^tge  Briiber,  Brothers  of  Charity,  an  order  founded 
in  the  i6th  century.  Their  introduction  here  is  a  harmless  anachronism. 
In  Europe  the  garb  is  black,  in  America  brown. 

I.  2832.    licgt,  is  down,     bte  Hdben,  allusion  to  the  garb  of  the 
Brothers,  who  had  weaknesses  enough  to  expose  them  to  the  ill-will  of 
some  of  the  people. 

Page  144.  —  line  2834.  <£«  ift,  for  (§3  roirb. 

II.  2835-36.    <£s  here  is  not  expletive,  scarcely  impersonal;   it  repre- 
sents fate,  or  practically  the  same  idea  as  ber  (Eob.     But  for  confusion 
with  (£r  in  1.  2838  we  should  perhaps  have  had  @r  here. 

1.  2838.  por  fetncn  Htcfyter,  as  though  the  verb  were  ftcf)  ftelten ; 
cp.  1.  1948,  fyinftefyen. 

ACT  V.     SCENE  i. 
Page  145.  —  line  2845.  Das  3od?,  cp.  1.  371.    tooltte,  promised 

to. 

Page  146.  —  line  2855.  Was  =  ttmrum.  It  is  curious  that  the 
first  news,  so  far  as  we  know,  of  the  death  of  Gessler  should  be  an- 
nounced thus  incidentally  and  received  with  absolute  indifference. 

1.  2857.    3ft'5  tttcfyt  gettucj  an  btefen,  Are  not  these,  etc.,  enough  ? 

Page  147.  —  line  2864.  tm  £auf,  for  im  ©ang. 

1.  2874.  mannltcfy,  usually  manntid) ;  mannlicfy  fiifyner,  cp.  note  to 
1.  1711. 

1.  2876.  bas  5d?Io§,  i.e.  @arncn. 

1.  2879.  Dietfydm,  (5c§Icr's  Bub',  on  a  stray  sheet  Schiller  had 
begun  a  scene  in  which  two  servants  appeared:  Diethelm  and  Ross- 
ling. 

Page  148.  —  line  2889.  gcliebt,  read  bebacljt ;  the  idea  is,  311  febr 
getiebt  um  e§  gu  roagen. 

1.  2890.  Bertha,  is  the  object  of  <£t|rte. 

1.  2894.  felbanber,  archaic  for  jiifammen  (=anber  =  =jtt>eiter,  cp. 
fetbjrcan^igfter,  I  and  nineteen  others). 

Page  149.  —  line  2902.  Uber.  ben,  accusative  indicating  a  verb  of 
motion  understood. 


NOTES.       ACT   V,    SCENE    I.  221 

1.  2905.  Had?,  this  position  of  the  separable  participle  is  rare  and 
poetical. 

1.  2910.  Urpfyebe,  more  correctly  Urfefybe  (the  spelling  here  is  due 
to  mediaeval  Latin  urpheda),  a  solemn  oath,  usually  an  oath  to  keep  the 
peace. 

1.  2913.  This  seems  like  a  pointed  reflection  on  Tell's  deed,  which 
Schiller  can  not  have  intended;  cp.  note  to  1.  2855. 

1.  2915.    fpat,  tr.  years  hence. 

1.  2918.  This  line  is  intelligible  only  on  comparison  of  the  Dalberg 
and  Mannheim  MSS,  which  have  in  Act  III,  Scene  3,  linter  ber  ©tange 
instead  of  llllter  ber  Sittbe.  Accordingly  it  seems  that  the  original  plan 
was  to  have  Walther  at  the  apple-shooting  stand  against  the  pole  in- 
stead of  under  the  linden,  and  that  after  the  change  Schiller  forgot  to 
strike  out  this  line. 

Page  150.  —  line  2922.  The  hat,  and  the  wearing  of  the  hat  seems 
to  have  been  a  symbol  of  freedom  from  very  early  times.  The  student 
may  collect  evidence  of  this  for  himself. 

1.  2929.  Cp.  note  to  1.  2855.  Here  too  the  death  of  Gessler  is  as- 
sumed as  generally  known. 

1.  2932.  With  the  comma  at  the  end  of  the  line  it  is  to  be  read  as  a 
condition,  with  1.  2933  as  conclusion;  but  the  bod?  tempts  to  read  this 
as  an  independent  exclamatory  sentence,  in  which  case  the  line  should 
end  with  a  semicolon,  as  the  later  Cotta  texts  have  it. 

Page  151.  —  line  2943.    Albrecht  was  murdered  May  1st,  1308. 

1.  2946.  Brucf ,  or  33mgg,  on  the  Aar  near  the  junction  of  the  Lim- 
matt.  glaubenroert  =  gtaitbttwrbig. 

1.  2948.  3°b.anncs  iHiillcr,  Schiller  takes  this  method  of  paying  a 
compliment  to  the  Swiss  historian  (see  Introd.  xx,  xxiv). 

Page  152.  —  line  2953.  Datermorbs,  like  the  English  parricide, 
used  of  the  murder  of  any  relative  of  the  elder  generation. 

1.  2954.  odterlicfye  <£rbe,  cp.  1.  1344;  according  to  Tschudi  there 
were  estates  from  both  parents;  no  reason  appears  for  the  variation. 

1.  2955.    JTtafyneilbert,  claimant. 

1.  2956.    bariim  311  fii^en,  to  deprive  of  it. 

I.  2958.    lt)tc  bem  aud?  fet  (e8,  understood,  is  subject,  bcm  is  dative 
of  bfl§),  However  that  may  be. 

II.  2960-61.   The  names  as  well  as  the  details  are  from  Tschudi,  see 
Introd.  liii;  but  for  meter  there  would  be  a  Won  before  palm. 


222  WILHELM  TELL.    II.  2965—3062. 

1.  2965.  Stein,  the  castle  overlooking  the  town  of  Baden;  it  was 
destroyed  in  1415. 

1.  2966.  (Sen,  for  gegen.    Hfyeinfelb,  see  note  to  1.  1324. 

1.  2967.  £eopolb,  Albrecht's  third  son,  who  was  defeated  at  Mor- 
garten. 

1.  2974.    The  old  Roman  Vindonissa,  modern  Windisch. 

1.  2976.  £jabsburg  (contraction  of  §abid)t«burg),  about  two  miles 
southwest  of  Brugg,  the  original  estate  whence  the  Austrian  royal 
family  takes  its  name. 

Page  153.  —  line  2982.    See  Introd.  liii. 

1.  2988.  friirjCS,  premature,  rather  than  early,  Albrecht  being  58 
years  old,  and  in  the  tenth  of  his  reign. 

1.  2992.  Stanb,  a  vague  word,  estate  (one  of  the  three  governing 
classes  in  the  empire:  nobility,  clergy,  cities),  rank,  class;  practically 
the  line  means :  everybody  is  on  his  guard. 

1.  2996.  bes  Bonnes  ^lud?,  the  imperial  ban  of  outlawry,  not  the 
papal  ban  of  excommunication. 

1.  2997.    2lgnes,  for  the  following  details  see  Introd.  liii. 

1.  3003.   ^eugungett,  unusual  in  this  sense,  for  ©efd)led)ter. 

Page  154.  —  line  3009.   um,  expresses  here  result,  not  purpose. 

1.  3012.    Sid?  (dative)  felbft  ift  fie,  //  is  its  own,  etc. 

1.  3021.  The  crown  passed  to  the  house  of  Luxemburg,  but  not  for 
long. 

1.  3022.  IDafjIfreifyeit,  right  of  election;  the  right  was  in  full  force, 
hence  befyaupten  =  exercise. 

1.  3023.  was  =  ettt)Ci§,  i.e.  about  the  probable  succession;  in  fact, 
Henry  VII  was  not  chosen  until  November,  1308. 

Page  155.  —  line  3029.   The  line  is  addressed  to  the  messenger. 

1.  3033.    (Elsbetff,  wife  of  Albrecht. 

1.  3041.  r>erfieb.t  fid?  311,  expects  of. 

Page  156.  —  line  3045.  Dorfd?ub  tfnin,  commonly  SSorfc^ub  teiftcn. 

1.  3052.  EDeffen  riifymen  tmr  uns,  What  is  there  to  speak  of. 

1.  3054.    As  we  have  seen,  this  is  hyperbole. 

!•  3°55-  The  alliterative  phrase  here  is  a  primitive  Germanic  legal 
formula. 

1.  3059.  biefem  alien,  all  this ;  btefen  alien  would  seem  more  natural. 
1.  3062.    rtifyrte  .  .  .  an,    subjunctive   conditional,    for    hatte    an= 
gerith,rt. 


NOTES.       ACT   V,    SCENE    I.  223 

1.  3064.  fonntc  .  .  .  fetri,  note  the  form,  and  the  force  of  the  indica- 
tive :  //  -was  possible  for  him  to  be, 

1.  3067.   geTncrtrt,  advanced,  unusual  for  geforbert. 

Page  157.  —  line  3073.  null,  this  auxiliary  with  an  impersonal 
subject  is  difficult  to  render;  '  can't  be  made  to  '  be  our  duty. 

1.  3074.    nritt,  colloquial  English,  'wants  to,'  must. 

1.  3076.  entncfytett,  usually  with  object,  as  Steuer,  tr.  We  are  under 
no  farther  obligation  to  him. 

1.  3079.    So,  at  the  same  time. 

1.  3088.    alles,  everybody. 

Page  158.  —  line  3092.  (Sing  hart . . .  oorbet,  just  missed,  the 
expression  would  be  more  suitable  if  §aupte  stood  in  place  of  £ebcn. 

SD.   (after  1.  3103)  3erftorten,  for  uerftorten. 

Page  159.  —  line  3109.  The  line  begins  with  an  anapest  and  re- 
quires particular  stress  on  tft  in  order  to  scan. 

1.  3112.    IDie  cmd?,  However  much. 

1.  3120.    tDOtjnt,  belongs. 

1.  3124.  fdpniirt  mir  bas  3nnrc  3U/  oppresses  my  heart;  cp.  Faust, 
1-  3493- 
Page  160.  —  line  3129.  fur,  archaic  for  Dor. 

1.  3134.  lebe  nur  ber  ^reubc,  give  yourself  up  to  joy. 

Page  161.  —  line  3138.  There  is  not  even  a  legend  behind  this: 
the  relic  is  nowhere  preserved. 

1.  3147.  Even  this  fugitive,  who  dares  scarcely  speak  to  anyone, 
knows  of  Tell's  deed;  cp.  note  to  1.  2855. 

Page  162.  —  line  3158.  toaret,  subjunctive  of  conjecture,  Is  it  pos- 
sible you  are. 

1.  3163.  We  are  left  to  conjecture  how  Tell  knows  of  this;  does 
Schiller  here  and  in  2855  attribute  to  his  characters  the  information 
given  to  the  spectators? 

1.  3167.    (£ud?  leuditet,  shines  for  you. 

Page  163.  —  line  3179.  bas  £etjtc,  the  worst. 

1.  3183.   ZTidpts  tetF  id?  mit  bir,  I  have  nothing  in  common  with  you. 

1.  3187.    Strafje,  more  commonly  in  poetry  33ahn  or  SSeg. 

Page  164.  —  line  3194.  X)es  armen  ITTannes,  genitive  by  appo- 
sition with  the  mein  in  mcincr  ;  tr.  of  me,  a  poor  man,  or  of  a  poor  man 
like  me. 

1.  3197.   fonnte,  see  note  to  1.  3064. 


224  WILHELM   TELL.     11.  3202-3270. 

1.  3202.  gleicfyes  filters,  cp.  11.  3243  and  3269. 

1.  3212.  See  Introd.  liii;  excluded  from  friends  and  exposed  to 
enemies. 

Page  165.  —  line  3213.  offne,  usually  offnett,  only  one  MS  has 
the  weak  form. 

1.  3216.  ntetn  etgnes  Scfyrecfnts,  a  terror  to  myself. 

1.  3222.  em  IHenfcfy  ber  Siittbe,  a  sinful  man,  as  all  men  are 
according  to  theological  phrase. 

1.  3229.    entbecft,  if  discovered. 

Page  166.  —  line  3237.    Was,  whatever.     After  an  sc.  al6. 

1.  3242.  bem  Strom  entgegen,  up  stream. 
1.  3244.  CP.  1.  2969. 

1.  3245.    mele  KreiVJC,  one  writer  reckons  thirty. 
Page  167.  —  line  3253.    ItfinbestDCfyen,  avalanches  of  light  new- 
fallen  snow. 

1-  3254-    3°d?,  riJSe- 

!•  3255-  ftaubet,  is  -wrapped  in  mist ;  cp.  ©taubbadj  in  SD.  at  be- 
ginning of  Act  III,  Scene  2,  and  note.  This  particular  bridge  is  sup- 
posed to  be  the  '  Teufelsbriicke  '  on  the  Reuss.  See  illustration. 

1-  3258.  ^elfentfjor,  the  Urner,  or  Urfflttr  Soct),  opening  into 
the  Urfenertfyal,  above  Andermatt. 

1.  3264.  auf  bctnes  Hctd?es  Boben,  3tctjt . . .  em,  for  jiefjt  einljer, 
•wanders  along  on,  etc.,  but  perhaps  Schiller  meant  the  entrance  upon 
the  imperial  soil  of  Italy. 

1.  3266.   btc  ern'gen  Seen,  Scheuchzer  speaks  of  seven  such  lakes. 

1.  3269.  ctn  anbrcr  Strom,  the  Ticino. 

1.  3270.    eud?  bas  gdobte  (sc.  Sanb) ,  for  you  the  Promised  Land. 

Page  168.  —  SD.   ( After  1.  3280.)    bebcutct  ifytt,  gives  him  a  sign. 

ACT  V.     SCENE   2. 
SD.    S  t  C  g ,  foot-bridge.     gC30gett,  with  fommen,  come  marching. 


APPENDIX. 


BIBLIOGRAPHICAL  NOTES. 


LITERARY    TREATMENTS    OF    THE     TELL     STORY 
ASIDE  FROM  THAT  OF  SCHILLER. 

Ein  schb'n  Lied  vom  Ursprung  der  Eidgenossenschaft  und  dem 
ersten  Eidgenossen,  Wilhelm  Tell  genannt,  auch  von  dem  Bund 
etc.  Probable  date  of  composition  1477,  manuscript  of  1501, 
earliest  print  1623. 

A  stanza  from  the  above  : 

Der  Landvogt  sprach  zu  Wilhelm  Thell : 
"  Nun  lug,  dass  dir  dein  Kunst  nit  faT, 
Und  merk'  mein  Red'  gar  eben : 

Triffstu  in  nit  mit  dem  ersten  Schutz, 
Fiirwar,  es  bringt  dir  keinen  Nutz 
Und  kostet  dich  dein  Leben." 

(Cp.  Tell,  lines  1887-89). 

Ein  schones  Spiel,  —  von  Wilhelm  Tellen  ihrem  Landmann 
und  ersten  Eidgenossen.  Probable  date  of  composition  1511, 
date  of  oldest  print,  1579. 

Some  lines  from  the  above  : 

"  War'  ich  verniinftig,  witzig  und  schnell, 
So  war'  ich  nicht  genannt  der  Tell." 

(Cp.  Tell,  line  1872). 
"  Ich  will  dich  Ian  verschliessen 

In  einen  Thurm,  da  musst  du  biissen; 
Dich  soil  b'scheinen  weder  Sonn'  noch  Mon, 
Er  muss  gen  Kissnacht  auf  das  Schloss  !  " 

(Cp.  Tell,  11.2065-8). 
"  Ein  Pfeil  daselbst  ich  in  ihn  schoss, 
Dass  er  todt  abfiel  von  dem  Ross." 


228  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL    NOTES. 

Ein  hiibsch  und  lustig  Spil,  vorziten  gehalten  zuo  Uri  in  dem 
loblichen  Ort  der  Eidgenossenschaft,  von  dem  frommen  und 
ersten  Eidgenossen  Wilhelm  Tellen,  irem  Landmann.  Jetzt 
niiwlich  gebessert  —  und  gespilt  am  nliwen  Jarstag —  zuo  Zurich 
im  Jar  1545,  per  Jacobum  Ruef  (or  Ruoft).  This  remodeled 
perhaps  from  the  source  of  the  preceding. 

Ein  schbn  new  Lied  von  Wilhelm  Tell :  durch  Hieronimum 
Muheimb  von  newem  gebessert  und  gemehret.  Date  of  print, 
1633- 

Eidgenossisches  Contrafeth  auf-  und  abnehmender  Jungfrauen 
Helvetia?  etc.  Played  at  Zug,  1672. 

Grisler,  ou  Tambition  punie.  Tragedie  en  cinq  actes  ;  anon. 
1762,  (by  Samuel  Henzi). 

Guillaume  Tell.  Tragedie  par  A.  M.  Le  Mierre.  Paris, 
1767. 

Gesslers  Tod,  oder  das  erlegte  Raubthier ;   1775. 

Der  alte  Heinrich  vom  Melchthal,  oder  die  ausgetretenen 
Augen;  1775. 

Der  Hass  der  Tyrannei,  oder  Same  durch  List  eingenommen  ; 
1775- 

Wilhelm  Tell,  oder  der  gefahrliche  Schuss  ;   1775. 
The  four  preceding  by  J.  J.  Bodmer. 

Wilhelm  Tell.  Ein  Trauerspiel,  von  J.  L.  Zimmermann ; 
Basel,  1777. 

Der  Schweizerbund,  ein  Schauspiel ;  Zurich,  1779. 

Hans  von  Schwaben  und  Kaiser  Albrechts  Tod  ;  St.  Gallen, 
1789. 

Wilhelm  Tell.     Schauspiel.     Zurich,  1791. 

Der  Neujahrstag,  oder  die  Eroberung  von  Sarnen.  Left  un- 
printed. 

All  four  preceding  by  J.  L.  Ambuhl. 


BIBLIOGRAPHICAL    NOTES.  2 29 

Der  Dreibund.  Ein  vaterlandisches  Original-Schauspiel ; 
Basel,  1791.  By  J.  B.  Petri  (appeared  anonymously) . 

Wilhelm  Tell,  ein  Schauspiel  in  Jamben,  Berlin,  1804,  (be- 
fore Schiller's)  by  Leonhard  Wachter  (nom  de  plume  Veit 
Weber) . 

Wilhelm  Tell  der  Tausendkiinstler,  etc.  Hamburg,  1805. 
(A  satire  on  Schiller's  Tell.) 

BIBLIOGRAPHIES. 

Grundriss  zur  Geschichte  der  deutschen  Dichtung.  Karl 
Goedeke;  zweite  Auflage,  Dresden,  1884-97.  Bde.  I-VI. 
Incomplete.  The  standard  general  bibliography  of  German 
literature. 

Zeitschrift  fur  deutsches  Altertum.  Vols.XI-XVI.  1885- 
1890.  Anzeige,  P.  Strauch. 

Jahresberichte  fur  neuere  deutsche  Litteraturgeschichte.  Stutt- 
gart, from  1890  on. 

Das  Schiller-Buch.  C.  W.  Tannenberg;  Wien,  1859.  Very 
complete  for  biography  and  Schilleriana  as  well  as  for  his 
works.  Many  illustrations  and  facsimiles. 

Schiller-Bibliothek.     P.  Tromel;  Leipzig,  1865. 

Schiller's  Dramen  ;  eine  Bibliographic.  August  Hettler ;  Ber- 
lin, 1885.  Numbers  468  to  590  relate  to  "Tell." 

Geschichte  der  Schweizerischen  Eidgenossenschaft.  T.  Die- 
rauer;  Gotha,  1887.  For  history  and  legend. 

SCHILLER  BIOGRAPHY. 

Schillers  Leben,  Geistesentwicklung  und  Werke.  K.  Hoff- 
meister ;  Stuttgart,  1838-42.  5  Bde. 

Schillers  Leben.  Karoline  von  Wolzogen  ;  6th  edition,  Stutt- 
gart, 1884. 

Schillers  Leben  und  Werke.  E.  Palleske  ;  i3th  edition,  Stutt- 
gart, 1 89 1 .  The  same,  translated  by  Lady  Wallace,  London. 


230  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL    NOTES. 

Schillers  Leben.     H.Duntzer;  Leipzig,  1881. 

Translated  by  P.  E.  Pinkerton,  London,  1883. 

Schiller  dem  deutschen  Volke  dargestellt.    J .  Wychgram ; 

Leipzig,  1895.     Richly  illustrated. 
Schiller.     Brahm  ;  Berlin,  1889  and  1892. 
Schillers  Leben  und  Werke.    J.  Minor;  Berlin,  1890.     Vols. 

I,  II.     Not  yet  complete. 
Life  of  Schiller.     Nevison  ;  London,  1887. 

EDITIO    PR1NCEPS. 

Wilhelm  Tell.  Schauspiel  von  Schiller.  Zum  Neujahrsge- 
schenk  auf  1805.  Tubingen;  Cotta,  1804.  This  the  title 
of  the  first  edition,  the  only  one  printed  under  Schiller's  su- 
pervision. 

COLLECTED   WORKS. 

Sammtliche  Werke,  edited  by  C.  G.  Korner;  Stuttgart  und 

Tubingen,  1812-15.     The  first  complete  edition. 
Historisch-kritische  Ausgabe,  edited  by  Goedeke  and  others ; 

Stuttgart,  1867.     The  standard  edition. 
Schillers  Werke,  edited  by  Boxberger  and  Maltzahn,  published 

by  Hempel,  1868. 
Schillers  Werke,  edited  by  Boxberger  and  Birlinger,  in  Kursch- 

ners  Deutsche  Nationallitteratur  ;  Berlin  and  Stuttgart,  1882. 
Schillers  Werke,  edited  by  L.  Bellermann  ;  Leipzig,  1895-96. 
Schillers  Werke.  Illustriert  von  den  ersten  deutschen  Kiinst- 

lern.     Fifth  edition  ;  Stuttgart,  1896. 

ANNOTATED  EDITIONS. 

Wilhelm  Tell.  Mit  einer  geichichtlichen  Einleitung  und  er- 
klarenden  Anmerkungen.  C.  G.  Hugendubel;  Bern,  1836. 

Schulausgabe  mit  Anmerkungen,  Denzel ;  Stuttgart, 

1892. 


BIBLIOGRAPHICAL    NOTES.  23! 

Wilhelm  Tell.   Mit  Einleitung,  dem  alien  Volksschauspiel  von 

Uri,  und  Erlauterungen.    M.  Carriere;  Leipzig,  1872. 
Schillers  Wilhelm    Tell,   erlautert  und  gewiirdigt  fur  die 

Schule.     E.  Kiinen  ;  Miihlheim,  1874. 
Mit  ausfiihrlichen  Erlauterungen  in  katechetischer  Form 

fiir  den  Schulgebrauch.    C.   A.    Funke ;    Paderborn, 

seventh  edition,  1895. 

In  English. 

• With  English  notes  by  M.  Meissner  ;  London,  1859. 

• With  introduction  and  notes  by  C.  A.  Buchheim ;  Oxford, 

1880  (5th  ed.). 
With  introduction  and  notes  by  E.  Fasnacht;  London, 

1887. 
With  introduction  and  notes  by  K.  Breul ;  Cambridge, 

1890. 
With  introduction  and  notes  by  R.  W.  Deering ;  Boston, 

1894. 

hi  French. 

Accompagne  de  notes  historiques  et  geographiques  de 

Lebas  et  Regnier  ;  Paris,  1840. 
Avec  une  introduction,  une  analyse  litt^raire  et  des 

notes,  parTh.  Fix  ;  new  edition  ;  Paris,  1896,  Hachette. 


COMMENTARIES  AND  CRITICISMS  WITHOUT  THE  TEXT. 

Schiller-Lexicon.  Erlauterndes  Worterbuch  zu  Schillers 
Dichterwerken.  Goldbeck  und  Rudolph  ;  Berlin,  1869. 

Schiller  imUrteil  seiner  Zeitgenossen.    Braun  ;  Leipzig,  1882. 

Schillers  Wilhelm  Tell  auf  seine  Quellen  zuru'ckgefuhrt. 
Joachim  Meyer;  Niirnberg,  1876  (revised  ed.). 

Goethes  Faust  und  Schillers  Wilhelm  Tell.  J .  G .  Ronnefahrt ; 
Leipzig,  1855. 


232  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL    NOTES. 

Schillers  Wilhelm  Tell.    Versuch  einer  methodischen  Er- 

klarung.     J.  Becker;  Zullichau,  1868. 
Schillers  Wilhelm  Tell,  erlautert  von  H.  Duntzer.   Leipzig, 

1887  (4th  ed.). 
Wegweiser    durch    die    klassischen   Schuldramen.    Gaudig ; 

Leipzig,  1894. 

Studien  zu  Schillers  Dramen.   Fielitz  ;  Leipzig,  1876. 
Schillers  Dramen.     L.  Bellermann  ;  Berlin,  1888. 
Dramaturgie  des  Schauspiels.    H.  Bulthaupt ;  Leipzig,  1897. 
Schillers  Schriften.    Kuno  Fischer,  2  series,  1891-2.    Second 

edition. 

Schiller  als  Dramaturg.    A.  Koster ;  1891. 
Die  Wechselbeziehungen  zwischen  Schillers  Wilhelm  Tell  und 

Shakespeares  Julius  Caesar.    H.  Schneeberger;    Miinner- 

stadt,  1882. 
Zu  den  Quellen  des  Schillerschen  Wilhelm  Tell.  R.  PeppmUller 

in  Gosches  Archiv  fiir  Litteraturgeschichte,  I,  461  ;    1870. 
Homerisches  in  Schillers  Tell,  by  the  same,  in  above,  II,  544; 

1872. 

SCHILLER  CORRESPONDENCE. 

Briefwechsel  mit  Korner,  edited  by  Goedeke;  Leipzig,  1874. 

Briefwechsel  mit  Goethe.     Stuttgart,  1882. 

Briefwechsel  mit  W.  von  Humboldt.     Stuttgart,  1876. 

(Translations  of  the  above  in  the  Bohn  Library.) 

Schillers  Brief e.  Herausgegeben  und  mit  Anmerkungen  ver- 
sehen  von  Fritz  Jonas.  Kritische  Gesamtausgabe ;  Stutt- 
gart, 1893. 


BIBLIOGRAPHICAL    NOTES.  233 

TRANSLATIONS. 

English. 

ROBINSON,  London,  1825. 
R.  TALBOT,  London,  1829. 
T.  C.  BANFIELD,  London,  1831. 
W.  PETER,  Heidelberg,  1839.     Many  reprints  of  this. 

E.  B.  LYTTON,  London,  1844. 

F.  LEBAHN,  London,  1852. 
CHARLES  T.  BROOKS,  Boston,  1847. 

THEODORE  MARTIN,  London,  1848.     (Reprinted  in  the  Bohn 

Library.) 

T.  BRAUNFELS  and  A.  C.  WHITE,  London,  1859. 
E.  S.  PEARSON,  Dresden,  1885. 
J.  CARTWRIGHT,  London,  1869. 

D.  C.  CAMPBELL,  London,  1878. 

E.  MASSIE,  Oxford,  1878. 
TARKARI,  London,  1879. 
P.  MAXWELL,  London  1893. 

French. 

Traduit  par  Merle  d'Aubigny.     Geneva  and  Paris,  1818. 

In  (Euvres  dramatiques  de  Schiller  (vol.  5),  de   Barante; 

Paris,  1821. 
In  Theatre  de  Schiller.     Marmier;  Paris,  1844. 

Italian. 
Traduzione,  del  A.  Maffei ;  Milan,  1836. 

SOURCES  OF  MATERIAL  IN  WILHELM  TELL, 

Geschichte  der  Schweizerischen  Eidgenossenschaft.     J.  von 

MUller  ;   Leipzig,  1786-95. 
Chronicon  Helveticum.     Aegidius  Tschudi ;  Basel  and  Zurich, 

1734- 


234  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL    NOTES. 

Briefe  liber  die  Schweiz.     Meiners  ;  Stuttgart,  1792. 
Naturgeschichte  des  Schweizerlandes.     Scheuchzer;    Zurich, 

1746. 
Staats-  und  Erdbeschreibung  der  ganzen  helvetischen  Eidge- 

nossenschaft.     Fasi;  ZUrich,  1766. 
Schilderung  der  Gebirgsvolker  der  Schweiz.     Ebel ;  Tubingen, 

1798. 

Geschichte  der  Deutschen.     M.  I.  Schmidt;  Wien,  1785. 
Kronika  von  der  loblichen  Eydtgenossenschaft.     P.  Etterlin  ; 

edition  of  1752,  Basel. 
Allgemeine  Eidgenossenschaftschronik.    J.  Stumpf,  Zurich. 

ON  THE  TELL   LEGEND. 

Guillaume  Tell,  fable  danoise.     U.  Freudenberger ;  no  place 

of  publication  given,  1760. 

Defense  de  Guillaume  Tell.    F.  von  Balthasar;  1760. 
Essai  sur  1'origine  et  le  d&veloppement  des  libertes  dans  les 

Waldstetten.     J.  J.  Hisely;  Lausanne,  1839. 
Geschichte  der  eidgenossischen  Biinde.    J.E.Kopp;  Leipzig, 

1845. 
Les  origines  de  la  confederation  Suisse :  histoire  et  Ifegende, 

A.  Rilliet;  Basel,  1868. 
Die  Sage  von  der  Befreiung  der  Waldstatte  nach  ihrer  almali- 

gen  Ausbildung.     W.  Vischer;   Leipzig,  1867. 
Tell  und  Gessler  in  Sage  und  Geschichte.     F.  L.  Rochholz; 

Heilbronn,  1877. 
Die  Anfange    zur  schweizerischen  Eidgenossenschaft.      W. 

Oechsli ;  ZUrich,  1891. 
Die  Tellfrage :  ein  Versuch  ihrer  Geschichte  und  Losung.    A. 

Gisler ;  Bern,  1895. 


SUBJECTS    FOR    THEMES.  235 

SUBJECTS    FOR   THEMES   AND    INVESTI- 
GATION. 

Compare  and  contrast  the  deed  of  Tell  in  killing  Gesslerwith 
that  of  John  the  Parricide  in  killing  emperor  Albrecht. 

Compare  the  deeds  of  Tell  and  Baumgarten  in  slaying  the 
bailiffs. 

Compare  the  action  of  Melchthal  toward  Landenberg  with 
that  of  Tell  toward  Gessler. 

Do  lines  433-37  show  Tell  to  be  selfish  and  indifferent? 
What  evidence  is  there  anywhere  in  the  play  that  Tell  is  acting 
consciously  for  the  common  weal  ? 

What  can  be  said  ethically  and  artistically  of  Tell's  first  answer 
to  Gessler,  line  2052? 

Discuss  the  possibility  of  Tell's  shooting  Gessler  at  Altorf, 
Act  III,  scene  3,  or  at  the  Tellplatte  when  he  escapes  from  the 
governor's  boat,  from  the  point  of  view  of  nature  and  of  the 
drama. 

Is  Tell's  monologue  in  the  Hohle  Gasse  inconsistent  with  his 
character  as  a  man  of  few  words? 

Seek  the  explanation  of  Tell's  line  1576 ;  if  not  found  in  the 
text,  comment  on  the  line. 

Discuss  the  arguments  for  a  real  Tell 

Discuss  the  arguments  against  a  real  Tell. 

How  old  do  you  judge  Walther  Tell  to  be?  Collect  his  ac- 
tions and  speeches  and  justify  your  judgment  by  reference  to 
these. 

Examine  the  speech  of  Rb'sselmann,  lines  1290-95,  and  con- 
sider in  the  light  of  his  position  and  all  his  other  utterances  what 
effect  he  means  it  to  have. 

Group  the  scenes  in  which  Tell's  part  is  given,  noting  what 
relations  are  there  indicated  between  Tell  and  the  Riitli  con- 
spirators. 


236  SUBJECTS   FOR   THEMES. 

Group  the  scenes  in  which  the  Riitli  conspiracy  and  its  exe- 
cution are  given,  noting  what  influence  is  exercised  upon  them 
by  Tell  and  his  actions. 

Group  the  scenes  in  which  Rudenz  and  Bertha  appear,  noting 
their  relation  to  the  parts  of  Tell  and  the  Rutli  conspirators. 

Note  the  means,  the  interests  and  the  actions  by  which  these 
three  groups  of  persons  and  events  are  brought  together. 

What  purpose  is  served  by  the  introduction  of  Armgard  and 
her  children  in  the  Hohle  Gasse  ? 

Collect  the  instances  in  which  the  scenery  furnishes  a  contrast 
with  the  nature  of  the  action  ;  in  which  actions  or  characters  are 
contrasted  with  other  actions  or  characters. 

Collect  the  lines  which  express  general  views  on  the  subject 
of  government,  and  formulate  from  these  Schiller's  standpoint. 
Collect  the  instances  of  realistic  description  and  behavior. 
(Note  that  realistic  does  not  necessarily  mean  vivid.) 

Collect  the  passages  which  seem  to  be  spoken  for  the  infor- 
mation of  the  audience  rather  than  of  the  persons  to  whom  they 
are  addressed. 

Discuss  the  seeming  discrepancies  in  : 

Ruodi's  presence  on  the  east  shore,  Act  IV,  scene  i. 
The  presence  of  so  many  of  the  representatives  of  the  three 

cantons  at  Altorf,  Act  III,  scene  3. 

Walther's  presence  and  Hedwig's  appearance  at  the  manor 
of  Attinghausen,  Act  IV,  scene  2,  and  her  knowledge  of 
the  apple-shooting. 
The  knowledge  of  the  death  of  Gessler  possessed  by  all  in 

Act  V,  scene  i,  and  by  Parricide,  Act  V,  scene  2. 
Discuss  the  presence  of  Bertha  in  prison  at  Sarnen,  reported 
by  Melchthal,  lines  2872-94. 

Collect  the  pithy  sayings  from  the  whole  play,  noting  to  whom 
they  are  attributed. 

Collect  the  lines  having  more  or  less  than  five  feet,  consider- 
ing how  far  the  irregularity  serves  a  purpose. 


IMPORTANT   VARIANTS.  237 

Collect  a  hundred  lines  illustrating,  other  irregularities  of 
meter,  as  two  unaccented  syllables  together,  cases  where  natural 
accent  conflicts  decidedly  with  regular  scansion,  etc. ,  considering 
whether  these  irregularities  seem  to  be,  on  the  whole,  defects. 

Collect  the  rhymed  lines,  excepting  the  lyric  stanzas,  noting 
where  they  occur,  and  their  effect. 

Collect  the  unusual  compound  adjectives  in  the  play. 

Collect  the  archaic  and  dialect  words  in  the  play . 


IMPORTANT    VARIANTS. 

11.  2075-76  :  thus  the  first  edition  ;  in  two  manuscripts  the 
line  :  ^fjr  luofit  U)n  cutset  2onb§  gefcmgen  fiifyreu?  precedes  these, 
spoken  by  Rosselmann,  while  Gesellen  speak  2077—78. 

1.  2107:  thus  the  first  edition;  two  manuscripts  have:  S)et 
ebert  jetjt  getoaltig  fief)  erfjobert. 

Act  4,  scene  2  :  the  Aschaffenburg  MS  has  here  a  brief  scene, 
numbered  2,  and  the  present  scene  2  becomes  3.  The  scene 
is  as  follows  : 

SCENE    2. 

SBorjtntmer.      4?eblt>ig  tritt  Ijciftig  Ijereut.      Saunt  gotten  fotgt  il)r. 

JBttUmgarteit,  itnll  fie  suriicfljaUen, 
£>  grau,  wa«  fiidjt  tyr  Ijier  im  £ait8  be«  2obe«? 
3^v  fbnnt  iljn  je^t  md)t  je^en.    53leibt  juriicf. 


SSer  barf  tnir'8  toe^ren?    ?afet  midj. 
SSiff  etnbringen. 


ruf  i£)n.    SBartet  I)ier.  ©e^t. 
bringt  na%, 

Sid)  fatm  nidjt  ttjarten. 
SCENE  3. 


238  IMPORTANT    VARIANTS. 

I.  2441  :  thus  the  first  edition;  two  MSS  have:  S)er  greifjett 
inut'ge  ®tnber  3x1  befrtegen. 

II.  2687-2708  :  the  Aschaffenburg  MS  has  instead  of  these 
the  following : 

JRubolf  ber  $orra3,  tuft  o&en, 
SDtan  fafyre  au§  bem  SSeg.    SJcein  gndb'ger  $err 
S)er  SanbDogt  lommt. 

SeE  geljt  ufc. 

Slrmgcrb 

©er  Sanbbogt,  fommt  er? 
©titfft 
@ud)t  i^r  >t>a8  an  tljn? 

Strmgarb 

3a,  freili^. 
©tufft 

SGBarum  ftellt  i^r  eucf)  benn 
3n  biefer  I)of)Ien  ©affe  if)tn  in  ben  SSeg? 

Strmgarb 

§ier  tueti^t  er  mir  nic^t  au8 ;  er  tnu^  mtc^  fyortn. 
2)ort  fommt  er. 

6ie  ge^t  tntt  i^ren  fitnbern  nai^  ber  oorbern  ©§ene,  ©eftler  unb  SKubolpIj 
ber  $arraS  jeigen  fic^  auf  ber  Jpb^e  beS  SBegeS. 

©tttfft 

SSo  lam  ber  iSJeibmann  fyin  tntt  bem  ic^  jprad)? 

11.  2722—25  are  found  only  in  the  Aschaffenburg  MS. 

1.  3082.  Following  this  the  Aschaffenburg  MS  gives  to 
Stauffacher  the  following  lines,  and  the  five  lines  here  spoken  by 
Stauflfacher  are  given  to  Melchthal. 

Oft  ift'S  ber  greDel  ber  ben  ^rebel  rdd)t. 
2llbred)t  war  felbft  ber  2ftorber  feineS  §errn  ; 
3)amalS  —  man  barf  e3  enbltcf)  je^t  gefte^n  — 
S)a  ftel  ber  beffre  burd)  ben  fc^(ec!)ten  9Jiann, 
tlnb  nit^t  ein  fiirftlicf)  @rab  rcptlt'  er  iljm  gonnen. 
SBtr  tuoEen  un8  nic^t  mifcfjen  in  ben  @treit, 
2)er  broben  ^errfd^et  in  ben  tottben  §ol)en, 
@egen  qntUt  unb  ttmrme  ?^rud)tbarfeit 
bie  ©ewitterliifte  fid)  entlaben. 


INDEX. 


(For  names  of  persons  occurring  in  the  Text,  see  List  of  Persons,  p.  Iviii.  The 
references  below  are  to  the  Notes,  by  lines  unless  otherwise  specified,  and  to  the 
Introduction  by  page.  Most  references  to  the  Notes  have  corresponding  appli- 
cation to  the  Text). 


abtrotjen,  1.  1300. 

adjective,  form  after  personal  pro- 
noun, 1.  14. 

termination  omitted,  11.  10,  85, 

189,  294. 

weak  declension,  unusual,  1. 

2631. 

in  pairs,  1.  761. 

2JMer,  symbol  of  the  empire,  1.  884. 

21  Ft,  use  of  in  Schiller's  dramas, 
P-  173. 

JHbrecfyt,  emperor,  his  death  in 
Tschudi,  p.  lii  ff. 

alliteration,  11.  1042,  3055. 

2IIpenrofe,  1.  2357. 

iUpentrift,  1.  1001. 

alfo,  1.  232. 

Sntlanbammann,  11.  1086,  2114. 

2J[torf,  11.  770,  1540. 

feller,  11.  128,  717. 

2Il3elIen,  1.  66. 

Jlmmonsfyorn,  1.  2626. 

anftellig,  1.  362. 

llrth,  1.  2282. 

article,  with  generalizing  force,  1. 

57- 
—  with  proper  names,  1.  66. 


article,  11.  126,  134,  162,  etc.  SD. 
after  1.  182. 

equivalent  to  compound  rela- 
tive, 1.  1545. 

omission  of,  1.  1487. 

as,  the  second,  in  comparisons,  1. 
264. 

yttmgfyaufers,  1.  52. 

2Juftrttt,  use  of  in  Schiller's 
dramas,  p.  173. 

2lllf3Ug,  use  of  in  Schiller's  dramas, 
P-  !73- 

auxiliary  verb,  omitted,  1.  172. 

2Ijenberg,  11.  2164,  2189. 

Zljen,  Hetnen,  1.  2228. 

Baben  in  2targau,  11.  409,  2669. 
Bann,  1.  2996. 

Bannberg,  SD.  before  1.  1732. 
Bannerfyerr,  1.  336. 
Barmfyer^tge  Briiber,  SD.  before 

1.  2832. 

Baurenabel,  1.  825. 
Baumgarten,     account     of     in 

Tschudi,  p.  xliii. 
Beginnert,  p.  284. 
bcilcgt/ 1.  176. 


240 


INDEX. 


Berg,  311  Berg  fafjren,  1.  17. 
Bern,  1.  2433. 
Befdpetb  imffen,  1.  4H- 

—  toerben,  1.  1347- 
befonnen,  11.  227,  1872,  1903. 
Bible,  influence  of,  Introd.  xxxvi, 

11-  315.  '357,  1990. 
Bibliographical  Notes,  p.  237. 
Blutbcmn,  1.  1234. 
Blutfd?ulb,  1.  1237. 
Borne,  opinion  of  Tell,  p.  xxxi. 
Botenfegel,  1.  2555. 
Brant,  1.  940. 
Brautlanf,  1.  2652. 
Brant  con  IHefftna,  bte, 

plot  of,  p.  xviii. 
bran,  11.  165,  1090. 
brecfyenb  2Iuge,  11.  865,  2810. 
Brief,  11.  1215,  1249. 


Brucf   I 


11.  2946,  2926. 


Brugg  I 
Briintg,  1.  1193. 
Brunnen,  11.  721,  725,  1178. 
Biid?er,  bte  alien,  1.  1121. 
Buggtsgrat,  1.  2187. 
Biinbe,  11.  658,  2450. 
Biinbnts,  1.  1156. 
Biirgeretb,  1.  2431. 
Burgcogt,  1.  77. 
Biirglen,  11.  126,  1540. 

Chronology,  authentic,  p.  Iv. 

legendary,  p.  Ivi. 

of  Wilhelm  Tell,  p.  Ivii. 

ba,  after  relative  pronoun,  11.  1477, 

1763. 
as  adverb,  and  as  conjunction, 

SD.  after  1.  506. 
Dad?,  1.  2171. 
dative,  ethical,  11.  450,  2313,  2720. 


dative,  of  possession,  with  redun 
dant  poss.  adj.,  1.  1776. 

Demetrius,  p.  xix. 

Denfen,  cp.  with  metnen,  1.  41. 

-1-  —  =  gebenfen,  11.  528,  2484. 

bod?,  colloquial  equivalent  of,  1 
187. 

Don  "K  a  r  I  o  s ,  outline  of  plot, 
p.  xiii. 

Drad?en,  11.  1075,  1264. 

brei  ^tngern,  SD.  after  1.  1489. 

Diintjer,  1.  461,  SD.  before  2098. 

<£beln,  bte,  1.  2413. 
<£rfett>trt,  1.  238. 
(Eljnt,  1.  1539- 
€tbgenoffen,  1.  1108. 
etgne  £eitte,  1.  1080. 
etltg  Ijabcn,  1.  772. 
(Einfiebeln,  11.  343,  1247,  2651. 
(Eifestiirme,  1.  2144. 
€ngelberg,  1.  1002. 
enjambement,  Introd.  xxxvii,  11. 

285,  2571,  2614. 
(£ntfd?etbung,.bhttige,  1.  2442. 
erbeute,  1.  1490. 
(£rben,  weak  singular,  1.  1699. 
erfredpen,  1.  2595. 
erfiifynen,  1.  2533. 
eto'gen  Seen,  1.  3266. 

fatten,  1.  2214. 

^arjr  =  (5efat|r,  1.  1511. 

^alfd?,  archaic,  1.  741. 

^afi,  one  of  Schiller's  sources,  notes 

from,  p.  liv. 

^a§nad?tsauf3ug,  1.  39°- 
^anft,  references  to,  SD.  after  L 

754,  11.  1217,  1490,  3124. 

(Faenza),  11.  911,  1215. 


INDEX. 


241 


,  1.  2304. 

,  1.  1499- 
,  1.  3258. 

bes  £?errn,  1.  1400. 
ter,  1.  964. 
outline  of  plot,  p.  xi. 
tnftern,  for  ^infternts,  1.  594- 
^tru,  H.  38,  596,  1502. 
^lanfen,  1.  386. 
ffeugt,  archaic,  1.  1477. 
$luti,  1.  2193. 

$lurfd?iitj,  SD.  after  1.  2649. 
fobem,  archaic  for  forbcm,  1-57I. 
^ohn,  11.  109,  423. 
^rau  311  g>m<fy,  1.  1363. 
^reiburg,  L  2434. 
^rcubcfpurcn,  1.  1695. 
,  form  of,  1.  331. 

uftao,  opinion  of  Tell, 
p.  xxx. 

^roncogr,  SD.  before  1.  353. 
^rortbienft,  1.  367. 
Jruhtrurtf,  1.  754- 
fiir  =  oor,  11.   1249,  223°»  2673> 

3129. 

fiirber,  archaic,  1.  384. 
future  indicative,  for  imperative, 

1.  1895- 
future  of  conjecture,  1.  2054. 

gahftot3tg,  1.  2194. 

Safyltngs,  1.  2230. 

gebannt,  1.  1775. 

icbett,  impersonal  use  of,  11.  1217, 

1786,  1952. 
jeben  auf,  1.  2177. 
(Sebtrgc  =  Forest  Cantons,  1.  164. 
(Scbrcften,  1.  198. 
gebrodpen,  1-  2191. 
(Scflcbcr,  1.  1804. 
jjebaffig,  1.  487- 


(Selartt,  1.  47. 

(Seliiften,  11.  85,  548. 

genitive,  adverbial,   11.  333,  537, 

1278,  1780. 

partitive,  1.  2664. 

(Senogfame,  1.  1455- 

gefegnen,  1.  97- 

(Seller,  account  of  in  Tschudi,  p. 

xlvff. 

(Seftrenger,  1.  1859. 
i,l.  1184. 


SD.  before  1. 


(5Iarntfd7,  1.  2666. 

gletd?,  with  verb  preceding  =  ob» 

gletcfy,  H.  1118,  1  1  21. 
(Sletfd^er  ITTild?,  1.  1004. 

-  1.  1780. 

Goethe,  pp.  xiv,  xix,  xx,  xxiv,  xxvi, 
xxxi,  xxxiv,  xxxvii. 

-  his  use  of  two  comparatives, 
1.  761. 

<5ott,  use   of   in   asseverations,  1L 

507,  714,  1482. 
(Sottharb,  11.  519,  876. 
(Sratticr,  1.  2641. 
(Sranfen,  Bintcrn/  1.  2226. 
(Sriinbe,  1.  1549- 

£)absburg,  House  of,  11.  254,  891, 
1664. 

-  castle,  1.  2976. 
^acfmeffer,  1.  2190. 

l}afen,  mountain,  SD.  before  1.  I, 

SD.  before  1.  959. 
fjalbcn,  1.  562,  Introd.  p.  xlii. 
balsgefabrlicb,  11.  1432,  1508. 
fjanb'lid?,  1.  2257. 


INDEX. 


£?aslttf)al,  11.  1193-4. 

hat,  the,  account  of  in  Tschudi, 

p.  xlv. 

£}ausgeno§,  1.  650. 
£?ausred?t,  1.  82. 
fjeertceg,  1.  347- 
Ejetmfetjnen,  1.  843. 
£?erre,  archaic,  1.  1558. 
^errenbanf,  1.  806. 
Jjerrertburg,  11.  625,  770. 
fjerrenfned?t,  1.  1271. 
fjerrenleute,  L  294. 
fjerrenfcbiff,  1.  2170. 
fjeribann,  1.  1228. 
ritnftefyen,  1.  1948. 
rttnterljalt,  1.  1343- 
£7od?fiug,  1.  900. 
£}od7tDad?ten,  1.  2449. 
^od?ir>ilb,  1.  900. 
fjodjuwrbigen,  1.  1748. 
hob.Ie  (Saffe,  SD.  beginning  of  Act 

iV,  Scene  3. 
£7oflenrad?en,  1.  137. 
£7ollrmberjtraud?,  1.  2563. 
Homer,  influence  of,  11.  209,  241, 

pp.  xv,  xxxvi. 
fjorn  con  tlrt,  1.  1091. 
Corner,  1.  1778. 
ffut,  11.  408,  2916,  2922. 

3berg,  1.  240. 
3fftanb,  pp.  xxiii,  xxiv. 
3mmenfee,  I  SD.  beginning  of  Act 
3mtfee,        I    IV,  Scene  3, 1.  2654. 
indicative,  for  imperative,  11.  1364, 

1895. 

-        for  subjunctive,  1.  356. 
imperfect  of,  for  conditional, 

1.  2060. 
indirect  discourse,  11.  92,  1345, 

1775.  l834- 


inversion,    due    to    expletive    eg 

understood,  1.  171. 
in    exclamatory   sentence,    11. 

1760,  2635,  2769,^2932. 

ja,  colloquial  equivalents  for,  11.  108. 

1987. 

je  bcr  =  jeber,  1.  1 1 70. 
3enm,  1.  37. 
jctjo,  1.  2607. 
3od),  11.  371.  2845,  3254- 
3ungfrau   con    (Orleans, 

b  t  C ,  outline  of  plot,  p.  xvii. 
3urtgfran,  bie  (mountain),  1.  628. 

Kabale  unb  £  t  e  fa  e ,  outline  of 

plot,  p.  xi. 
Katfer,  11.  77,  266,  703,  800, 1221, 

1370,  2943. 

Kaifer  ^rtebndjs  23nef,  1.  1215. 
Keltic    tribes    in    Switzerland,    1. 

1179. 

Klofterleute,  1.  1078. 
Kloftermet'r,  1.  2651. 
Fommltd?,  1.  2128.    - 
KSntg,  ber,  11.  130,  787. 
"Korner,  pp.  xii,  xix,  1.  761. 
franft,  1.  2334. 
freild^t,  archaic,  1.  1477. 
Kubretben,  SD.  pp.  5,  173. 
Kuont,  pronunciation  of,  p.  174. 
Kii§nad?t,  SD.  beginning  of  Act 

IV,  Scene  3,  1.  2655. 

CSmmergeter,  1.  1000. 


£anbe, 


•1.431,655,  742. 


Sa'nber, 
£anbammann,  1.  813. 
£anbbebriicfer,  1.  1720. 
£anbergter,  1.  1665. 
lanberfette,  1.  872. 


243 


£artbsgcmctrtbe, 


1.  1109,  1397. 


£artba,emetnbc, 

fanbsmann,  H.  50,  158. 

£anbmartn,  1.  1056. 

£anbDogt,  11.  72,  131. 

iatrmten,  1.  1812. 

£cr;en,  l.  229. 

£cr;en  gebert,  1.  4°9- 

£tcber  (rDcftfrtcfenlteb),  1L  1162, 

1189. 

£ifel,  1.  47- 
£otoer3, 1.  2285. 
Lucerne,    Lake,    see   Dtenr>alb= 

ftattenfee. 
£«g',  1.  46. 
liigen,  H.  258,  1384. 
lunar  rainbow,  1.  975. 
£ur,emburg,  1.  3021. 

mannltd?,  1.  2874. 

HTarta  Stuart,  outline  of  plot, 

p.  xvii. 
tnetnen,  compared  with  bcnfcn  and 

glaubcn,  1.  41. 
IRetnrab's  Sett,  1.  Sr9- 
:ttetfterfcbui§,  1.  2649. 
meld?tbal,  1.  560- 

account  of  in  Tschudi,  p.  xliii. 

ITtelfnapf,  SD.  p.  174. 
ITtenfdpcn  £anbcr  (bcr),  1.  2618. 
meter,  11.  26,  66,  294,  995,  1140, 

1208,  1249,  2558,  2960,  3109. 
IHcttcnglocfletn,  1.  966. 
ITUtternad?!,  1.  1167. 
ITTonftrans,  1.  1751. 
Hlorgartett,   allusion  to,  11.  2442, 

2967. 

ITCorltfcfyad^Tt,  1.  2651. 
UTiiller,  3ofyannes  »on,  11.  240, 

1162,  2432,  pp.  xx,   xxiv,   xxxix, 

liv. 


IHunb  bcr  IDatirfyett,  1.  2124. 

IKuotta,  pronunciation  of,  1.  1178. 
miitterltcfyes,  1.  1344- 
IHyt^cn,  bcr  gro§c,  11.  39.  727- 
IHyt^cnftcin,  SD.p.  173, 11. 39. 725> 

727. 

HadptS,  form  of,  1.  1760. 
naturoergc§ncn/ 1.  1611. 
Hauc,  1.  37. 
negative,    parallel    to   French,    1. 

1535- 

nod?,  translation  of,  11.  272,  543. 
numerals,  cardinal,  declension  of, 

1.  1127. 

ob  =  iibcr,  11.  277,  788. 

order  of  sentence,  11.  462,  666, 

1249,  1760,  2905. 
©ftretrf?,  11.  184,  868. 
(Dfterretd?,  11.  194.  i3°4>  l6°4- 

pair,  1.  818. 

parliamentary   usage,   11.    1150, 

1310,  1397,  Introd.  p.  xxxiv. 
parrtciba,  3°^anncs'  criticism  of 

his  part,  pp.  xxv,  xxxii. 
account  of  in  Tschudi,  pp.  xlvii, 

lii. 
participle,  past,  with  Fommett,  11. 

65,  22O;   SD.  beginning  of    Act 

V,  Scene  3. 

for  imperative,  1.  353  ff. 

absolute,  11.  653,  3229. 

passive  voice,  indirect  object  in, 

1.  101. 
with  fetn,  H.  1123,  1303, 1385, 

2834. 

pcrgamcnte,  1.  244. 
Persons,    alphabetical  list   of,    p. 
Iviii. 

1736- 


244 


present  tense,  for  imperfect 
subjunctive  in  a  conclusion,  1.  629. 

prefjte,  1.  251. 

pronouns,  used  in  address,  11.  161, 
1690. 

omission  of  correlative,  11.  331, 

703,  1146,  1304. 

Happerstpeil,  1.  1361. 
Hauber,  bie,  outline  of  plot, 

p.  ix. 

realism  in  Tell,  pp.  xxxii,  xxxiv. 
Hecfyt  fd^opfen,  1.  1218. 
rebltd?,  11.  287,  2248. 
Hetd?,  11.  185,  193,  879,  885,  1223, 

1365,  3264. 
Hetd?en,  1.  1709. 
Heihen,  1.  54- 
Hetbe,  L  1599. 
relative  pronoun,  ber,  bie,  bas, 

1.48. 

followed  by  personal,  1.  58. 

compound,  11.  383,  1083,  1481, 

I545>  I739>  1977- 
Heu§,  11.  2969,  3244. 
Hbeinfelb,  11.  1324,  2966. 
rhyme,  11.  1586,  1684,  1706,  1709. 
Higiberg,  1.  2738. 
Hing,  1.  1123. 
Hb'me^iigen,  1.  1134. 
Ho§berg,  11.  77,  1385,  1414. 

capture  of  in  Tschudi,  p.  li. 

Bllben3,  criticism  of   his  part,  pp. 

xxv,  xxviii,  xxxii. 
Hufft,  1.  2664. 

Huobi,  pronunciation  of,  p.  1 74. 
Biitli,  11.  727,  729,  SD.  before  959; 

SD.  after  1.  982. 
scene,  the,  pp.  xxiv,  xxvii,  xxx. 

Sammlung,  SD.  before  1.  1444. 


Sarnert,  11.  1060,  1385 

-  capture  of  in  Tschudi,  p.  li. 

Saffen,  11.  1208,  1401. 

SSumer,  1.  2617. 

Scfyacfyentfjal,  1.  1550. 

Sd^atten,  1.  764. 

fd?elten,  1.  98,  government  of,  1.  825. 

Sd?eud?3er,  one  of  Schiller's  authori- 

ties, notes  from,  p.  Iv,  11.  n,  38, 

975,  1501,  SD.  before  1.  1732,  11. 

2640,  3266. 

Schiller,  sketch  of  his  life,  p.  vii  ff. 
Sd?[aglannnen,  1.  1781. 
Sd?Ie<jeI,  21.  It?.,  opinion  of   Tell, 

p.  xxix. 

Sd?o§,  11.  1105,  2492. 
Sd?recff!ont,  1.  628. 
fcfyretenbe  (Scryalt,  1.  1840. 
Scfyutj  itnb  Sd?irm,  1.  1214. 
Sdputj  unb  Crittj,  1.  1484. 
fd?tpant,  dialect  for  afjnt,  1.  501. 
(§um)  fd7roar3en  Berg,  1.  1193. 
,    & 


Sd?n>Y3,  SD.  beginning  of  Act  I, 

Scene  i. 

Scbroert,  1.  1133. 
fetjnbc  2luge,  bas,  1.  2125. 
felbanber,  1.  2894. 
fcl'gc  3nfel,  bte,  1.  1700. 
Selisberg,  SD.  before  1.  959,  1.  965. 
Sempacfy,  allusion  to,  1.  2443. 
Sentett,  1.  2653. 
Shakespeare,    influence    of,   pp. 

xxii,  xxx,  xxxvi,  11.  2129,  2573. 
Stgnft,  1.  1096. 
StIItnen,  1.  689. 
Simons  unb  3itba,  1.  146. 
singular    verb,    with    compound 

subject,  11.  503,  1385. 
fo,  11.  48,  407,  3079. 


INDEX. 


245 


fonnenfd?euen,  1.  1 102. 

fpiilen,  1.  8. 

Stael,  Madame  de,  p.  xxiii. 

Stammr)ol3, 1.  208. 

Stanb,  11.  1428,  2489,  2992. 

Stange,  1.  2918. 

Staubbad?e,  \  SD.  before  1.   1585, 

ftaubet,         /  1.3255. 

Stauffad?er,  account  of  in  Tschudi, 

p.  xlv  ff . 
Steg,  1.  25,  SD.  beginning  of  Act 

V,  Scene  3. 

ftebnben  ^uges,  1.  333- 
Stein  bes  (felfen,  1.  670. 
Steinen,  SD.  beginning  of  Act  I, 

Scene  2,  1.  2283. 
Stein,  311  Baben,  1.  2965. 
stichomythy,  Introd.  p.  xxxvi,  11. 

136,  316,  415. 
subjunctive,    for    imperative,   11. 

969,  1114,  1369. 

indicative  for,  1.  356. 

delicate  use  of,  11.  490,  673, 

2158. 

of  conjecture,  1.  3158. 

Sunbflut,  1.  2148. 

suppressed  negative,  with  benn 

in  subordinate   clause,   11.  1043, 

2624. 

Surennen,  1.  998. 
Sweden,   legendary  home   of  the 

Swiss,  1.  1 1 60. 
S3Cne,  use  of  in  Schiller's  dramas, 

P-  173- 

t,  unorganic,  11.  26,  31,  101,  1566. 
tagen,  11.  751,  mi,  H39.  1518. 
(Tag,  1.  iMS- 
CEell,    tDilrjelm,    account     of    in 

Tschudi,  p.  xlviii  ff. 
(Eeufelsbriicfe,  1.  3255- 


(Eeiifelsmiinfier,  1.  2188. 

dbalrjogt,  1.  38. 

Themes,  subjects  for,  p.  Iviii. 

(Erjurgau,  1.  2432. 

Ticino,  allusion  to,  1.  3269. 

Toko,  Danish  prototype  of  Tell,  p. 

xli. 

dretb,  1.  721. 

treiben,  1.  540,  es  tretben,  1.  541. 
drommete,  1.  834. 
trutjiglid?,  1.  235. 
Tschudi,  pp.  xxi,  xxii,  xxxvi,  11.  97, 

198,  229,    275,  277,    293,   466, 

685,  1325,  2960. 

extracts  from,  p.  xlii  ff. 

(Eming,  1.  360. 

Ud?tlanb,  1.  2432. 
Ungebiihr,  1.  550. 
Ungebiibrlicfyes,  1.  94. 
ungefranft,  1.  1927. 
Untertoalben,  11.  100,  461,  1131. 


Uri, 


1.  279. 


Urner, 
Ltrprjebe,  1.  2910. 
Urfener  Sod?,  1.  3258. 

Variants,  list  of  important,  p.  237. 
Datermorb,  1.  2953. 
oaterlicfye  <£rbe,  1.  2954. 
verb,  agreement  of,  1.  1603. 
Derbriefje,  1.  1738. 
oerroogen,  11.  2416,  2528. 
Dierroalbftattenfee,  form   of   the 

word,  p.  173,  1.  1178. 
connoten  rjaben,  1.  349- 
oor  =  fiir,  11.  1287,  1944. 

IE>ad?ter,  1.  43. 

IPagefafyrten,  11. 1494,  2638,  2874. 

iPatjIfreitjeit,  1.  3022. 


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INDEX. 


c,  for  Untcrtoalben,  11.  493> 
545,717.  fyinterm  IPalb,  1. 1078. 

TO  a  II  c  n  ft  c  i  n ,  outline  of    plot, 
p.  xvi. 

rDalty  =  rpalttjcr,  L  1581. 

H)appen(d?tlbern,  1.  211. 

H?as,  as  universal  compound  rela- 
tive, 11.  1481,  1739. 

JDetbgefellen,  1.  153. 

IPettj,  1.  1471. 

tDetl/  archaic  use,  1.  341. 

JDetjjlanb,  1.  1193. 

IDeite,    )  11.  1474.  1675. 
,  ("L  1685. 

1L  „      „ 

n>elfd?,         J 

tr>erben  1.  645. 

=  311  Ceil  tocrbcn,  1.  149. 

IDettcrlod?,  1.  40. 

IDilbljcuer,  1.  2738. 

tDtltjelm  Cell,  account  of  its 
composition,  p.  xx  ff . 

notes  for,  pp.  xxii,  liv. 

criticisms  of,  pp.  xxv,  xxvi  ff. 

primary  merits  of,  p.  xxxiii  ff. 

style  and  meter  in,  p.  xxxv  ff. 

history    and    legend     in,    p. 

xxxviiff. 


lt>tnbesn)eb.en,  1.  3253. 

IPinbtfd?,  allusion  to,  1.  2974. 

IPmblaimne,  1.  1501. 

IDtrttn,  11.  187,  516. 

toob.1,  1.  524;  =tpotjlan,  1.  117. 

roorflbeftellr,  1.  1860. 

toollen,  peculiar  shades  of,  11.  2845, 

3073,  3074. 

IDutncfy,  HI.  99,  181,  1965. 
IDiitenbe,  /  1.  2532. 

3crftort=pcr{l6rt,  SD.  after  1.  3103. 

gcugungen,  1.  3003. 

jtnfen,  1.  1362. 

§ud?t,  1.  204. 

§119,  Lake,  SD.  beginning  of  Act 

IV,  Scene  3,  L  2282. 
jugesShlt,  1.  52- 
giirid?,  1.  2435. 
giird?,  bcr  gro§cn  ^rau  311,  L 


3U3ugeljn,  1.  2257. 

|tmng,   lu.36o,37o. 
grotnger  \ 

piping  llrt,  account  of  in  Tschudi, 
pp.  xlv,  lii. 


VOCABULARY. 


EXPLANATIONS. 


In  the  vocabulary  definitions  are  in  Roman  text,  explanations  not  constituting 
a  part  of  the  meaning  in  italics. 

A  dash  indicates  the  omission  of  the  title-word ;  with  nouns,  it  shows  that  the 
plural  is  like  the  singular. 

In  nouns  the  genitive  singular,  when  it  differs  from  the  nominative,  and  the 
nominative  plural  are  given.  Strong  plurals  are  indicated  by  -t,  *t,  or  by  —  or  •" 
when  there  is  no  addition  to  the  singular.  In  separable  verbs  the  prefix  is  not  re- 
peated but  its  place  is  indicated  by  a  dash.  The  third  person  singular  of  the  verb  is 
given  when  the  root-vowel  is  changed. 

The  auxiliary  of  intransitive  verbs  is  understood  to  be  Ijaben  unless  otherwise 
indicated. 

Proper  names  have,  for  convenience,  been  included  in  the  general  word-list. 

The  following  abbreviations  have  been  used. 


/n?/.,  prefix. 
prep.*  preposition. 
Pres.)  present. 
fro*.,  pronoun. 
refl. ,  reflexive, 
f.,  fein. 

sep.,  separable. 
S.G.,  South  German. 
sing.,  singular. 
subst.   substantively. 
super!.,  superlative. 
temp.,  temporal. 
tr.,  transitive. 
U.G.,  Upper  German. 
undecl.,  undeclined. 
unus.,  unusual. 
usual.,  usually. 
».,  verb. 
•w.,  weak. 


ace.,  accusative. 

indeci.,  indeclinable. 

adj.  ,  adjective. 

indef.,  indefinite. 

adv.,  adverb. 

infin.,  infinitive. 

arch.,  archaic. 

infl.  inflected. 

art.,  article. 

insep.,  inseparable. 

aux.,  auxiliary. 

interj.,  interjection. 

cans.,  causal. 

intr.,  intransitive. 

collect.,  collective. 

/.,  line. 

cf.,  compare. 

loc.,  locative. 

compar.,  comparative. 

>«.,  masculine. 

conj.,  conjunction. 

M.G.,  Middle  Germa: 

dat.,  dative. 

mod.,  modal. 

dial.,  dialectic. 

«.  or  neut.,  neuter. 

demon.,  demonstrative. 

nef.,  negative. 

E.,  English. 

nom.,  nominative. 

F.  or  Fr.,  French. 

obs.,  obsolete. 

f.  or  fern.,  feminine. 

fart.,  participle. 

fig.,  figurative. 

pass.  ,  passive. 

gen.,  genitive. 

per/.,  perfect. 

I).,  baben. 

//.  or  plur.,  plural. 

impers.,  impersonal. 

pass.,  possessive. 

VOCABULARY. 


ab,    adv.    (and  sep.  prefix},  off, 

away,  down. 
abbred?en,  brad)  — ,  -gebrorfjen, 

brid)t,  tr.,  break  off,  interrupt; 

intr.,  stop,  cease, 
abbriicfen,  tr.,  let  fly  (an  arrow), 

shoot. 

aber,  conj.,  but,  however, 
abfabjen,    fuljr    — ,    -gefafjren, 

faljrt,   intr.   ].,   set  out,  depart, 

set  sail. 

2lbfar?rt,/  «/.,  departure. 
2lbfati,  ni.  -8,  -"e,  desertion,  defec- 
tion. 
abfaUen,  fiet  — ,  -gefaHen,  faflt, 

intr.  \.,  fall  off,  revolt, 
abfmben,  fanb  — ,  -gefunben,  tr., 

satisfy,  put  off. 
abfiifyren,  tr.,  lead  away,  conduct, 

convey. 
abgeb.cn,  ging — ,-gegangett,  intr. 

\.f   go    away;     withdraw,   leave 

(the  stage). 

abgetDetbet,/™;;*  abtrmben. 
abgeplattet,/™//*  abplatten. 
abgcrotnnen,  gereann  • — ,  -gett)on= 

neil,  tr.,  win  from  (dat^. 
Zlbgriinb,  m.  -8,  Be,  chasm,  preci- 
pice, 
abtjolen,  sep.  tr.,   fetch   from,   go 

and  get 


ablaufett,  fief  — ,  -gclaufeu,  lauft, 

intr.  \.,  run  down;   beine  Ub,r  i[t 

abgelaufen   =  your   hour   has 

come.     Cf.  note  to  I.  2567. 
obmaljen,  tr.,  mow. 
abmcffcn,    mafj    — ,    -gemeffeit, 

mt§t,  tr.,  measure  off,  allot, 
abncrjmen,  nabm  — ,  -genommen, 

nintmt,  tr.,  take  off. 
abplatten,  tr.,  flatten  down  or  off; 

past  part,    used    as    adj.,    flat, 

level. 
2lbrebe,/  w.,  agreement;  —  nelj= 

men,  take  counsel. 
abretd?ett,  tr.,  reach.  [ing. 

TJbfcfyeu,  nt.  -g,  abhorrence,  loath- 
Jlbfcfyteb,    m.    -9,   -e,   departure, 

farewell;  —  Itefjmen,  take  leave, 
abfenfen,    tr.,  sink;     reft,    slope, 

descend, 
abftofjen,  ftte§ — ,-geftofjen,  flojjt, 

tr.,  push  off  (a  boat). 
2lbt,  m.  -8,  *e,  abbot, 
abtreiben  trieb — ,-getrieben,  tr., 

cast  off,  expel, 
abtrotjen,  tr.,  extort, 
abtriinntg,  adj.,  faithless  (to,  Don), 
abma'gen,  n?og  — ,  -geroogen,  tr., 

weigh,  consider  (carefully), 
abroarten,  sep.  tr.,  wait  for. 
abroefyren,  tr.,  ward  off,  avert, 
abtpetben,  tr.,  graze  on;  past  part., 

grazed  bare. 


250 


VOCABULARY. 


abtt>enbett,  tuanbte  — ,  -getoanbt 
(or  TO.)  tr.,  turn  away;  alienate. 

abmerfen,  roarf  — ,  -getoorfen, 
ttrirft,  tr.,  cast  off. 

ad?,  infer/'.,  ah !  oh !  alas ! 

2Id?t,/,  ban,  outlawry. 

ad?tett,  tr.,  deem,  judge;  —  fiir, 
esteem,  regard;  intr.  (auf  with 
ace.'),  attend  to,  pay  attention  to. 

ad?t'geben,  gab  — ,  -gegeben, 
gtebt,  intr.,  pay  attention. 

ad?t3tg,   num.,  eighty. 

acf  em,  tr.,  cultivate,  plough. 

2IbeI,  m.  -8,  nobility. 

abeltg,  <*<#',  noble. 

2tbler,  *«.  -8,  — ,  eagle;  symbol 
of  the  house  of  Habsburg. 

2Igttes  (1281-1363),  eldest  daugh- 
ter of  the  Emperor  Albrecht  I, 
and  wife  of  King  Andreas  III 
of  Hungary  (d.  1301). 

2Ib<Tt,  m.  "u>;  ancestor,  forefather, 
grandsire,  grandfather. 

afynett,  tr.  also  intr.  (used  impers. 
with  dat.},  anticipate,  surmise, 
forebode;  pres.  part,  as  adj., 
prescient,  foreboding,  prophetic. 

2Hbred?t  (1250-1308),  m.  -8,  the 
Emperor  Albrecht  I;  Duke  of 
Austria,  oldest  son  of  Rudolf 
of  Habsburg. 

oXi,adj.  andpron.,  all;  each,  every, 
any;  oQeS,  used  collect.,  all, 
everyone,  everything. 

alletn',  adj.,  alone;  adv.,  only; 
conj.,  but. 

atlertDCgett,  adv.,  everywhere. 

dllgemein',  adj.,  general,  universal. 

allgerecfyt,  adj.,  just,  righteous. 

a  U3U,  adv.,  too. 


,  adj. andadv.,\.oo  tense. 

2Hp(e),  f.  w.,  mountain  pasture, 
mountain;  pi.,  the  Alps. 

Jlfpenbtume,/  w.,  Alpine  flower. 

2IIpcnjagcr,  m.  -£,  — ,  Alpine 
hunter. 

2JIpenrofe,  /.  w.,  Alpine  rose,  a 
variety  of  rhododendron. 

2tlpentrtft,/w.,mountain-pasture. 

illpcnroaffer,  n.  -g,  — ,  Alpine- 
stream,  [horn. 

JHpfjorn,   n.  -(e)8,  "er,  Alpine 

als,  conj.,  as,  than,  when;  (after 
comp.),  than;  (after  neg.},  but, 
except;  al8  tt)ie,  as. 

alsbalb,  adv.,  immediately. 

dlfo,  adv.,  so,  thus;  conj.,  then, 
therefore. 

alt  (fitter,  alt [e] ft),  adj.,  old,  an- 
cient;  used  subs.  decl.  as  adj.; 
bo8  2Hte,  n.  collect.,  the  old,  the 
established. 

2JIter,  n.  -8,  — ,  age,  generation. 

altgemofynt,  used  as  adj.,  long  ac- 
customed. 

2tltlanbammann,  -8,  *er  or  -e, 
former  chief-magistrate. 

2IItorf,  capital  of  the  canton  of 
Uri,  south  of  Lake  Lucerne. 
See  map. 

2IIt»orbern,w.//.,  ancestors,  fore- 
fathers. 

,  village  in  Unterwalden. 
,  adj.,  of  Alzellen;   noun, 
m.  -8,  — ,  inhabitant  of  Alzellen, 
especially  Baumgarten. 

2Immann  (=  Slmtmann),  -8,  "er 
or  — c,  magistrate. 

2lmm<msblorrt,  n.  -(e)8,  "er,  am- 
monite, a  fossil  shell. 


VOCABULARY. 


251 


2Imt,  n.  -(e)«,  *er,  office. 

dtt,  prep.  (dat.  or  ace.},  at,  on,  by, 
in,  near,  of,  to;  used  as  sep. 
prefix  and  adv.,  in  respect  to; 
e§  ift  an  end),  it  is  your  turn. 

anbeferjlen,  befall  — ,  -befofyfen, 
befiefylt,  tr.  (dat.  of  person  and 
ace.  of  thing),  command,  enjoin. 

2InbIt(f,  m.  -8,  -e,  sight,  view. 

anbltcfen,  sep.  tr.,  look  on,  regard. 

mtbitngett,  bradjte  — ,  -gebradjt, 
tr.,  bring  forward,  present  (a  re~ 
quest). 

anbcicfyttg,  adj.,  devout. 

anber,  adj.,  other,  different;  sec- 
ond, next. 

anbern,  tr.,  change. 

(Xnbcrs,  adv.,  otherwise,  differently. 

anbersbenfcnb, /tf?V.  adj.,  of  dif- 
ferent views. 

anbcrstDO,  adv.,  elsewhere. 

anfangen,  ftng  — ,  -gefangen, 
faitgt,  tr.,  begin;  do. 

anfangs,  adv.,  at  first. 

anfaffett,  sep.  tr.,  seize,  grasp. 

anflefyen,  tr.,  implore. 

anfiifyrcn,  sep.  tr.,  lead,  command. 

aufiillen,  reft.,  to  be  filled. 

angcboren,  part,  adj.,  inboru,  nat- 
ural, hereditary. 

angerfen,  gtng  —  ,-gegangen,  intr. 
f.,  rise  (unusual). 

angenefym,  adj.,  pleasant,  agree- 
able. 

linger,  m.  -8,  — ,  field,  common. 

artgefefyen,  part,  adj.,  respected, 
distinguished. 

angeftammt,Azr/.  adj.,  hereditary. 

angrctfen,  griff  — ,  -gegrtffen,  tr., 
grasp,  undertake,  set  about. 


2Jttgfi,/  "•*,  anguish,  anxiety, 
angftbcf rctt,  part,  adj.,  freed  from 

anxiety. 

angfttgcn,  tr.,  alarm,  distress. 
SngflHd?,  adj.,  anxious, 
antjalten,  bielt  — ,  -gefyalten,  halt, 

intr.,  stop;  refl.,  check,  restrain. 
^Infyofye,/  w.,  hill,  eminence, 
attfyoren,  sep.  tr.  listen  to. 
2Infer,  m.  -§,  — ,  anchor, 
anflagcn,  sep.  tr.  (with  gen.},  ac- 
cuse, 
anfltngcn,  Hang  — ,  -geflungen, 

intr.,  begin  to  sound,  reach  the 

ear. 
cmfommen,  fant  — ,  -gefommen, 

intr.  \.f  approach,  arrive, 
anlegcn,  tr.,  lay  to;  ^>anb  — ,  be 

active,  set  to  work;   intr.,  aim. 
anleimert,  refl.,  glue  oneself  to  or 

fast, 
anliegen,  tag  — ,  -gelegen,  intr., 

concern. 

anlorf CU,  tr.,  entice. 
2Ittmut,/.,  charm,  grace, 
annefymen,  nahm  — ,  -genommen, 

nimmt,  tr.,  accept,  receive, 
artpodpetl,  intr.  b.,  knock, 
onrufen,  rief  — ,-gerufen,  tr.,  call 

(to),  address;   invoke, 
cmriifyren,  touch, 
anfagen,  tr.,  speak  out;   indicate. 
anfd?Itc§cn,  fc^tof?  — ,  -gefcfjloffen, 

tr.,  join  to;   refl.,  attach  oneself 

to. 
anfcb.cn,  fab,  — ,  -gefefyen,  ftebt,  tr., 

look,  regard, 
anftcr^ttg,  adj.,  —  roerben,  catch 

sight  of  (with  gen.). 
anftebeln,  refl.,  settle. 


252 


VOCABULARY. 


anftnnen,  fann  — ,  -gefonnen,  tr., 

demand  of,  ascribe  to. 
anfprengen,  intr.  \,,  gallop  up. 
2Jnipnid?,  m.  -«,  *e,  claim;  in  — 

net)tnen,  lay  claim  to. 
anftetgert,    ftteg    — ,   -geftiegen, 

intr.  f.,  rise. 

anftelltg,  adj.,  fit,  useful, 
anftemmen,    tr.,    press    against, 

brace. 

2tntctl,  m.  -§,  -e,  share,  lot. 
antfyun,  tfyat  — ,  -gettjan,  tr.,  do 

(to),  show,  offer,  inflict. 
2JtttItt3,  n.  -e«,  -e,    face,  counte- 
nance, 
antreten,  trat  — ,  -getreten,  tritt, 

tr.,  approach. 
2lnttDort,/  -w.,  answer. 
anroad?fen,  fturfjS  — ,  -gettadjfen, 

IDacfjft,  intr.  \.,  grow  on,  increase. 
an3tetjcn,  3og  — ,  -gejogen,  tr., 

draw  on,  stretch. 
Slnjug,  m.  -«,  *e,  approach, 
an^iinbert,    sep.   tr.,  set    fire    to, 

light. 

2lpfd,  m.  -«,  *,  apple. 
2Irbett,/  -w.,  labor,  toil,  work, 
arbetten,  intr.  or  tr.,  work;   re/I., 

make  one's  way. 
2Jrbciter,  m.  -§,  — ,  laborer, 
arg  (fivger,  argft),  adj.,  bad. 
SJrgtDofytt,  m.  -9,  suspicion, 
arm  (firmer,  firmft)/  adj.,  poor, 

wretched. 

2Jrm,  m.  -(e)«,  -e,  arm. 
llrmbruft,/  ^e,  cross-bow, 
armfcltg,    adj.,   wretched,  miser- 
able. 

2IrmfeffeI,  m.  -«,  — ,  arm-chair. 
,  poverty. 


2lrtr(,   a   village   at   the   southern 

end  of  Lake  Zug,  at  the  foot  of 

the  Rossberg. 
,/  w.,  ashes. 

-8,  breath, 
dtemlos,  #<#'.,  breathless, 
atmert,  intr.,  breathe. 
2ttttrtgfycws(en),  a  village  on  the 

Reuss  near  Altorf. 
2ltttng^Sllfcr,  m.   -8,  — ,  Baron 

von  Attinghausen. 
aud?,  adv.,  also,  even,  too;    after 

toer,  tua?,  tt)ie,  IBO,  ever;  fo  . . . 

Olid),  however.  [field. 

2luc,  f.  1O-,  fertile  plain,  meadow, 
ailf,  prep,   with  dat.   or  ace.,  on, 

upon,  to,   toward,   for;    used  as 

a  sep.  prefix  and  adv.,  up,  upon, 

open ;    interj.,  up  ! 

aufbcmen,  tr.,  build, 
aufberoafyrert,   sep.  tr.,  preserve, 

keep, 
cmfbteten,  bot  — ,  -geboten,  tr., 

summon,  call.  [flourish, 

aufbflifyen,      intr.     f.;     blossom; 

cmffafyren,  fuhr  — ,  -gefaljren, 
fdfjrt,  intr.  \.t  start  up,  be  angry. 

aufftnben,  fonb  — ,  -gefunben,  tr., 
find  out,  discover. 

aufforbern,  tr.,  summon,  challenge. 

aufgebcn,  gab  — ,  -gegeben,  giebt, 
tr.,  give  up  as  lost,  forsake. 

aufgeben,  gtng  — ,  -gegangen, 
intr.  \.,  go  up,  rise;  open. 

auffyalten,  hieft  — ,  -gebalten, 
bait,  tr.,  halt,  detain. 

auftjangen,  bing  — ,  -gebangen, 
hangt,  tr.,  hang  up.  {The  pre- 
sent tense  of  this  verb  is  usually 
supplied  by  aiiffytingen). 


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aufbeben,  bob  — ,  -geboben,  tr., 

raise. 

Clufboren,  sep.  intr.  b.,  cease, 
auflacfyett,  sep.  intr.,  laugh  out  or 

aloud. 

HufTmif,  m.  -8,  *t,  tumult, 
auflegett,  tr.,  lay  upon,  place. 
CUlftofett,  sep.  tr.,  dissolve,  annul. 
duftncrfCTtf  intr.,  give  heed,  listen 

(carefully). 

anfmerffam,  adj.,  attentive, 
aufttefymcn,  nafjm  — ,  -genom= 

men,  ntmntt,  tr.,  receive;  — mtt, 

compete,  be  a  match  for. 
attfpaffen,  sep.  intr.  I).,  watch. 
aufpf(an3en,  sep.  tr.,  set  up. 
aufrailfcfyen,  sep.  intr.  \.,  rush  or 

surge  upward. 
aufred?t,  adj.,  upright, 
aufrei^en,  ri§  — ,  -geriffen,  tr., 

tear  open ;    refl.,  open  suddenly, 
ailfncfyten,  sep.  tr.,  erect,  set  up; 

refl.:,  arise, 
aufrufen,  rief  — ,  -gerufen,  tr., 

call,  summon. 

2IufrufyCf  m.  —8,  tumult,  sedition, 
aufriirfren,  sep.  tr.,  stir  up. 
auffcfyteben,  jcgob  — ,  -gef^oben, 

tr.,  postpone, 
auf  fcfylagen,  f^lug  — ,  -gefd^tagen, 

fd)lagt,  tr.,  cast  up,  raise,  open. 
2Iltffd?llb,  m.  -8,  *e,  delay, 
auffctjen,   sep.   tr.,  set   up,  place 

upon, 
auffprtngen,    fprartg    — ,    -ge» 

fpriwgen,  intr.  \.,  spring  up. 
2lufftanb,  m.  -(e)8,  "e,  tumult, 
aufftccfcn,  sep.  tr.,  stick  or  set  up. 
aufftcrjcn,  ftonb  — ,  -geftanben, 

intr.  \.,  stand  up,  rise. 


cuiftcwen,  intr.  \,,  thaw, 
aufttjun,  tb,at  — ,  -getb,ait,  tr., 

open;   refl.,  present  itself, 
auftreten,  trat — ,  -getreten,  tritt, 

intr.  \.,  enter,  appear. 
auftDCCfcn,  sep.  tr.,  awake. 
2Iuf3lig,  m.  -g,  "-t,  drawing  up,  act 

(of  a  play}. 
aufsrotngen,  ^roang  — ,  -gejroun* 

gen,  tr.,  force  upon. 
2Iuge,  «.  -8,  -n,  eye. 
2IuacttbIt(f ,  m.  -8,  -e,  moment, 
augenbltcfs,  adv.  (gen.},  instantly, 
augenlos,  adj.,  sightless. 
CLns,prep.  with  dat.,  out  of,  from, 

of;      because     of;      adv.,     out, 

forth;    over,  done;    used  as  sep. 

prefix. 

cmsbretten,  tr.,  extend. 
ausetncmberfHerjett,  ffolj  — ,  -ge= 

ftofjen,  intr.  \.,  flee  apart, 
ausctnanbcrgerjen,  ging  — ,  -gc« 

gangetl,  sep.    intr.  f.,   separate, 

disperse, 
ausetnanbertretben,  trieb  — ,-ge- 

trieben,  /r.,  disperse, 
aus'crfcrjcn,  erfat)   — ,  -erfehen, 

fieljt,  tr.,  choose,  select, 
ausfecfyten,  fod)t  — ,  -gefodfyten, 

fid)t,  /r.,  fight  out. 
ausfUegen,    flo§   — ,  -gefloffen, 

intr.  \.,  cease  to  flow, 
ausgefjen,  ging  — ,  -gegangcn, 

intr.  \.,  go  forth,  proceed  from, 
ausgtcgcn,  go^  — ,  -gegoffen,  tr., 

pour  out. 

ausltcfcrit,  tr.,  deliver  (up),  sur- 
render, 
auslofd^ctt,    sep.    tr.,    extinguish, 

put  out. 


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austeutcn,    tr.t    root    out,    clear 

away. 

ausroben,  tr.,  root  out  (of forest}. 
2Iusrufer,  m.  -8,  — ,  crier, 
ausrufyen,  sep.  intr.,  rest. 

ausfefyen,  faf)  — ,  -gefefjen,  fteht, 

intr.,  look,  appear, 
au^en,  adv.,  without,  abroad, 
auger,  prep,  with  dot.,  without; 

CUtfjer  fid),  beside  oneself, 
aufjerft  (super I.  of  aufjer),  adj., 

utmost,    extreme;     gu    Sufjerft, 

adv.,  prominent. 
21usftd?t,/  w.,  prospect,  view, 
ausftnncn,   fann  — ,  -gefonnen, 

devise,  contrive, 
ausfpafyen,  tr.,  spy  out. 
ausfpred?en,  fprad)  — ,  -gefpro= 

d)en,  fpridjt,  tr.,  speak  out,  ex- 
press. 

ausftellen,  tr.,  post,  station, 
ausfucfyen,  sep.  tr.,  choose,  select, 
austreten,  trat  — ,  -getreten,  tritt, 

intr.  f.,  step  forth;   overflow, 
ausiiben,  tr.,  exercise,  exert. 
aust»etd?en,  nnd)  — ,  -gemic^en, 

intr.,  j.f  step  aside,  avoid,  evade. 
cms3tel}ett,  jog  — ,  -gejogen,  intr. 

\.t  go  forth. 

2IfC,  m.  tv.,  \    a     mountain 

2tjenbcrg,  m.  -8,  J  on  the  eastern 

shore   of   Lake    Lucerne.      See 

map. 
2Ijt//  -w.,  ax,  battle-ax. 


Bad?,  **.  -(e)«,  "e,  brook. 
Bab,  «.  -(e)«,  "er,  bath. 


Babcn,  a  town  on  the  Limmat  in 
Aargau;  northwest  of  Zurich. 

baben,  tr.  and  intr.,  bathe,  re/I., 
bathe. 

Ba^n,/  w.,  path,  way. 

Batjre,/  w.,  bier. 

balb,  adv.,  soon,  easily;  balb  .  .  . 
balb,  now  .  .  .  now. 

Balfett,  m.  -8,  — ,  beam,  timber. 

Ball,  m.  -(e)«,  -e,  ball. 

Balfatnfirom,  m.  -(e)8,  ae,  aroma- 
tic stream. 

Banb,  n.  -(e)8,  aer,  ribbon,  string. 

Banb,  n.  -(e)«.,  -e,  bond,  fetter. 

banbtgen,  tr.,  subdue. 

bang(c),  adj.  (banger,  ba'ngfi,  also 
banger,  bangft),  afraid,  anxious. 

Ban?,/*e,  bench. 

Banit,  m.  -(e)8,  ban,  excommuni- 
cation. 

Bannbcrg,  m.  -(e)8,  a  high  hill 
near  Altorf. 

bannen,  tr.,  protect  by  law;  pre- 
serve; enchant. 

Banner,  n.  -8,  — ,  banner. 

Bannerljerr,  m.  w.,  banneret. 

bar,  adj.,  destitute,  deprived. 

BSr,  tn.  w.,  bear. 

barmfyer^tg,  adj., merciful;  barm* 
bergige  SJriiber,  "Brothers  of 
Mercy."  Cf.  note  top.  143,  S.D. 

Barmb.er'3tgfett,  f.  w.,  mercy, 
charity,  compassion. 

Bail,  m.  -(e)8,  -e,  building,  struc- 

bauen,  tr.,  build,  rely.  [ture. 

Bauer,  m.  -8  or  -n,  -n,  peasant, 
farmer. 

Ba'uertn,/  w.,  peasant-woman. 

Bauernabel,  m,  -8,  peasant  or 
rustic  nobility. 


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Baugeriift,  «.  -(e)«,  -e,  scaffold- 
Baum,  *«.  -e8,  -"e,  tree.  [ing. 
23aum3n>eig,  »*.  -(0^>  ~e/  branch 

of  a  tree. 

Becfyer,  m.  -§,  — ,  beaker,  goblet. 
be=,  insep.  pref.,  unaccented. 
bebauert,  tr.,  till,  cultivate, 
bebcmern,  #•.,  regret,  pity, 
bebertfert,  bebacfyte,   bebadjt,  tr., 

consider;   reft.,  deliberate;  hesi- 
tate. 

bebeutett,  tr.,  mean,  signify, 
bebrangett,  tr.,  oppress,  afflict,  dis- 
tress, 
bebiirfen,  beburfte,   beburft,   be- 

barf,  intr.  b,.,  (with gen.)  and  tr., 

need,  require, 
beburfttg,  adj.,  needy, 
bcctfen,  tr.,  cover  with  ice;  part. 

as  adj.,  ice-covered. 
23efer|I,  m.  -%f  -e,  command, 
bcfcrjlen,  befall,  befoljlen,  beftefjlt, 

tr.  and  intr.  (dat^),  command, 

order, 
befefttgert,  tr.,  strengthen,  fortify; 

reft.,  establish, 
beftnben,  befanb,  befwtben,  reft., 

find  oneself,  be. 
befTccfen,  tr.  spot,  stain, 
bcfliigeln,  tr.,  wing,  speed, 
befolcjen,  tr.,  follow, 
beforbern,  tr.,  promote, 
befrcten,  tr.,  liberate,  deliver, 
befrtebtgert,  tr.,  satisfy, 
befrucfytert,  tr.,  make  fertile, 
begeben,  begab,  begeben,  begiebt, 

reft.,  betake  oneself,  go ;  happen ; 

(with  gen.)  give  up. 
begecjnen,  intr.  j.,  (dat?)  also  tr., 

meet,  happen;   use,  treat. 


begerjen,  beging,  begangen,  tr., 
commit. 

bcgctjfCTt,  tr.,  desire,  demand. 

3cgctftcrung,  f.,  inspiration,  ec- 
stasy. 

Begtcrbe,/.  w.,  eagerness. 

bcgtnncn,  begonn,  begonnen,  intr., 
begin. 

bcglcttcn,  tr.,  accompany. 

begliicf en,  tr.,  make  happy,  bless. 

begrabcn,  begrub,  begraben,  be» 
grabt,  tr.,  bury. 

bcgrctt3Cn,  tr.,  border,  limit. 

begrii^en,  tr.,  greet,  reft.,  exchange 
greetings. 

Begrii§img,/  w.,  greeting. 

befyarren,  intr.  ^.,  persist  in,  ad- 
here to;  used  with  bei,  in  or 
Ollf,  with  dat. 

beb,auptcn,  tr.,  maintain,  assert. 

bet,  prep,  with  dat.;  loc.,  at,  by, 
near;  caus.,  in  consequence  of; 
temp.,  by,  in,  on,  upon;  adv. 
and  sep.  prefix,  by,  near. 

betcfyten,  tr.,  confess. 

betbe-er,  -e,  -e§,  adj.,  both  (prig, 
pi.,  later  with  sing,  forms). 

betlcgen,  intr.,  hasten. 

betfette,  adv.,  aside. 

Setfptel,  n.,  -8,  -e,  example. 

Setftartb/  m.,  -9,  *t,  support. 

betftcr|cn,  ftanb  — ,  -geftanben, 
intr.,  assist,  aid. 

bei3arjlen,  tr.,  count  among. 

bejammcrnsroiirbtg,  adj.,  piti- 
able, wretched. 

befattnt,  part,  adj.,  known,  ac- 
quainted, familiar. 

bcflagen,  tr.,  pity;  reft.,  complain. 

beflcmmcn,  tr.,  distress,  griev*. 


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VOCABULARY. 


befrtegen,  tr.,  make  war  upon. 

belaben,  belub,  belaben,  tr.,  load. 

bdcbcn,  tr.,  cheer. 

bdebt,  part,  adj.,  animate,  living. 

beletbigett,  tr.,  offend,  insult. 

belobnen,  tr.,  reward. 

bemalcn,  tr.,  paint. 

bemerfen,  tr.,  notice,  observe; 
state. 

beqiiem,  adj.,  convenient,  comfort- 
able. 

bequemen,  refl.,  submit 

beraten,  beriet,  beraten,  berat, 
refl.,  take  counsel. 

beraubcn,  tr.,  rob. 

berett,  adj.,  ready. 

berettcn,  tr.,  make  ready. 

3erg,  m.,  -(e)8,  -e,  mountain. 

bergen,  borg,  geborgen,  btrgt,  tr., 
conceal,  protect. 

SSergtDCg,  m.,  — $,  —  £/  mountain 
path. 

Bend?t,  m.,  -(e)«,  -e,  report. 

bertd?ten,  tr.,  report;  past  part., 
informed,  skilled  (in, gen?). 

Bern,  capitol  of  the  canton  of 
Bern. 

berftcn,  barft,  geborften,  intr.  f., 
burst. 

berufen,  part,  adj.,  reputed. 

berufytgen,  refl.,  compose  one- 
self, become  quiet. 

beriifyren,  tr.,  touch. 

befd7dfttgen,  tr.,  busy,  occupy. 

23efcfyctb,  m.j  —8,  —tt  information, 
answer;  —  ttriffen,  know  (what 
to  do). 

befdpetben,  befd)teb,  beid^ieben,  tr., 
destine,  inform. 

befcfyetbett,  adj.,  modest,  discreet. 


befdjetbentltd?,  adv.,  modestly, 
befo^cincn,  bejctjten,  bejdjienen,  tr., 

shine  upon. 

bcfd7trmen,  tr.,  protect, 
befdjltefjen,   bejcfjloB,    befcfjtoffen, 

tr.,  decide,  resolve, 
befdjiitjcn,  tr.,  protect,  guard. 
Befdjiitjer,  m.  -«,  — ,  protector, 
befd^tporen,  be|d)tnor,  befd)tt)oren, 

tr.,  swear  to. 
bcfet^cn,  befaf),    bejeb,en,    befiefjt, 

tr.,  examine, 
bcfctjcn,  tr.,  occupy, 
bcftegen,  tr.,  conquer. 
Bcftnnen,  n.,  -8,  reflection, 
beftnnen,  befann,  bejonnen,  reft., 

reflect.     Cf.  note  to  1.  227. 
JSefitj,  m,  — eS,  possession, 
bcfitjcn,  befag,  befeffen,  tr.,  possess, 
befonbcr-er,  -e,  -e8,  attrib.  adj., 

particular,  special. 
befonnen,/a?V.  adj.,  prudent,  dis- 
creet, 
bcfprcd^cn,   befprad),  befprod)en, 

befprid)t,  tr.,  discuss, 
beffer  (comp.  o/gut),  better, 
beft  (superl.   of  gut),   best;    ba8 

Sefte,    general    good;    highest 

prize. 

beftattgen,  tr.,  confirm. 
befteb.cn,  beftanb,  beftanben,  intr. 

h.,  endure,  insist    upon    (ouf), 

urge, 
beftebjen,  befiabl,   beftoblen,  be= 

ftteblt,  tr.,  shirk. 

beftellen,  tr.,  appoint;  till  (the 
ground}. 

beftciiern,  tr.,  assess. 

befttmmt,  fart,  adj.,  fixed,  as- 
signed; definite. 


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23efud?,  m.,  -(e)8,  -e,  visit. 

beten,  intr.  b.,  pray. 

betfyoren,  #-.,  beguile. 

betrad?ten,  tr.,  look  at,  contem- 
plate. 

bctriiben,  tr.,  trouble,  grieve. 

betriigen,  betrog,  betrogen,  tr.,  de- 
ceive; reft.,  be  deceived,  mis- 
taken. 

beugett,  tr.  or  reft.,  bend,  bow. 

Beute,/,  booty. 
beo>ad?en,  tr.,  watch,  guard. 
ben>ad7fen,    bett>ncf)§,   betrjadjfen, 

beroadjft,  tr.,  overgrow, 
beroaffnen,  tr.,  arm,  equip. 

,    tr.,    keep,    preserve, 
uard. 

,  tr.,  prove,  verify,  show 

(by  trial). 

betDCgen,  reft.,  move,  agitate. 
BetDCgung,/.  W;  movement,  stir, 

commotion. 

ben?etben,  />*.,  graze  on  or  over, 
beroeifen,  beroieS,   benriefen,  *r., 

show,  prove, 
betoofynen,  tr.,  inhabit, 
beirmnbern,  tr.,  admire. 

,  tr.,  curb,  subdue. 
n,  tr.,  mark,  indicate. 
be3tmngen,  bejroang,  bejnpuitgen, 

/r.  a«^  r^/f.,  overcome,  subdue, 
btcbcr,  adj.,  honest,  upright. 
Stebermann,    m.   -8,   "er,  good 

man,  worthy  man. 
btegen,  bog,  gebogen,  tr.,  bend, 

warp;   pervert. 

bteten,  bot,  geboten,  tr.,  offer. 
Stlb,  «.,  -C8,  -er,  image,  picture, 
btlbett,  tr.,  form,  make;   reft.,  be 

formed. 


btlttg,  adj.,  reasonable,  just, proper. 

Btnbc,/  w.,  bandage. 

btnbert,  banb,  gebunben,  tr.,  bind. 

bis,  adv.,  prep,  (ace.")  and  conj., 
to,  as  far  as,  till,  until;  bi8  an, 
as  far  as. 

Btfd?of,  w.  -8,  *e,  bishop. 

^tfdjofsfjut,  »z.  -§,  •"£,  bishop's 
hat,  miter. 

btsher,  adv.,  hitherto. 

Btttc,/".  -n,  request,  entreaty. 

bitten,  bat,  gebeten,  tr.  ask,  re- 
quest; intr.  (for,  lint). 

bitter,  adj.,  bitter,  sharp. 

blafen,  bfie«,  gebtafen,  blafl,  tr. 
and  intr.,  blow. 

bla§  (blaffer,  blfiffefl  or  blaffer, 
blafi'eft),^'.,  pale. 

bleiben,  blieb,  geblieben,  intr.  \.t 
remain,  stay,  tarry. 

bleid?,  adj.,  pale,  wan. 

bleicfyen,  blid^,  gebUcfjen,  intr., 
turn  pale,  fade. 

blenben,  tr.,  blind. 

3Ii(f,  w.  -e8,  -e,  look,  glance; 
sight,  prospect. 

bltcfen,  intr.,  look,  glance. 

blinb,  adj.,  blind. 

Blitj,  m.  -e8,  -C,  lightning,  flash. 

blit3en,  zw^.,  lighten,  flash,  gleam. 

blo§,  «^'-,  bare,  naked,  mere;  adv., 
merely,  only,  simply. 

bliifyen,  intr.,  bloom,  blossom, 
flourish. 

Slume,  f.  TV-,  flower. 

23Iut,  n.  -(e)«,  blood. 

Blutbann,  m.  -S,  criminal  juris- 
diction, power  of  life  and  death. 

BHite,/.  w.,  flower. 

bluten,  intr.,  bleed. 


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VOCABULARY. 


bluttg,  adj.,  bloody. 

Blutfd?ulb,/  w.,  blood-guiltiness, 
capital  crime. 

blutsoerroanbt,  part,  adj.,  related 
by  blood;  (used  as  noun)  rela- 
tive, kinsman. 

Boben,  m.  -8,  — ,  ground,  soil, 
earth;  gil  SBobett,  to  the  ground, 
down. 

Bogert,  m.  -8,  —  (or  iBogett), 
bow;  arch. 

Bogenfeb.ne,/  -w.,  bow-string. 

Bogenftrang,  m.  -(e)8,  *e,  bow- 
string. 

botjren,  tr.,  bore. 

Borb,  m.  and  n.,  (— e)8,  —  t,  board, 
edge;  am  33orb,  on  board. 

bos(e),  0^'.,  bad,  wicked,  ill;  neut. 
as  noun,  evil,  wickedness. 

bosmeinenb,  /ar£  «<#'.,  with  evil 
intent. 

Bote,  m.  w.,  messenger. 

Botenfegel,  n.  -8,  — ,  messenger- 
boat. 

Botfcb.aft,/  w.,  message,  report. 

Branb,  m.  -e§,  *e,  brand. 

branben,  intr.,  break  (as  waves), 
surge. 

BranbutUJ,/  w.,  breakers,  surge, 
surf. 

Brand?,  m.  — e8,  "'t,  usage,  custom. 

braucr^en,  tr.,  want,  need;  impers. 
(with  gen.},  use,  make  use  of. 

braud?Hd7,  adj.,  usual,  customary 
(rare  for  gebraildjUd)). 

braun,  adj.,  brown. 

braufen,  intr.,  roar,  rush;  inf.  as 
noun,  roaring. 

Brcmt,/,  *e,  betrothed  (woman), 
bride. 


Brautlauf,  «.  -8,  *e,  wedding- 
procession,  wedding. 

Braut3iig,  m.  -8,  *e,  wedding  pro- 
cession. 

brat),  a<^'.,  worthy,  good,  brave. 

bredpen,  brad^,  gebrodjen,  brtc^t, 
tr.,  break,  tear  down,  destroy; 
jig.,  pluck,  gather;  intr.  \.  or  h., 
break,  burst  forth,  glaze,  grow 
dim  (of  the  eye  in  death} . 

brettert,  tr.,  spread,  extend. 

brennen,  brartnte,  gebrannt,  intr. 
or  tr.,  burn. 

Brief,  m.  -e8,  -e,  letter,  charter. 

bringcn,  bradjte,  gebrad)t,  tr., 
bring;  pledge  (one's  health}. 

Bringer,  tn.  —8;  — ,  bringer, 
bearer. 

Brot,  n.  -(e)8,  -e,  bread. 

BrildF,  Brack  or  Bragg,  a  small 
town  on  the  river  Aar  in  the 
Canton  of  Aargau.  Cf,  note  to 
I.  2946. 

Briicf e,  f.  TV.  bridge. 

Bruber,  m.  -8,  "-,  brother;  barm* 
berjige  Srflber,  Brothers  of 
mercy.  Cf.  note  after  I.  2830. 

britllcn,  intr.,  roar,  bellow,  low. 

Brunecf,  castle  in  Aargau,  south 
of  Brugg. 

Brunccfertn,/,  my  lady  of  Bran- 
eck. 

Briintg,  m.  -8,  a  mountain  (also 
pass)  south  of  Unterwalden  and 
Bern.  Cf.  note  to  I.  1193. 

Brunnen,  m.  -8,  — ,  spring,  well. 

Brunnert,  a  village  in  the  canton 
of  Schwyz,  on  the  eastern  shore 
of  Lake  Lucerne  at  the  mouth 
of  the  Muotta.  See  map. 


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259 


Bdittnlettt,  n.  -8, —  little  spring. 

Brit  ft,/.  "e,  breast. 

Brut,/  w.,  brood. 

Bube,  m.  -n,  -n,  boy,  servant; 

knave. 

Bud?,  ».  -(e)8,  *er,  book. 
Bud?t,/.  w.,  bay,  cove, 
biicf  en,  tr,  and  re/I.,  bend,  stoop. 
Buggisgrat,  w.  -8,  a  steep  cliff 

of  the  Axenberg.     Cf.  note  to  I. 

2187. 
Biirj(c)I,  m.  -8,  — ,  hill  (S.G.  and 

Swiss  word). 
bubjett,   intr.  (with  Itm),  court, 

woo. 
Buttb,  m.  -e8,  ^e,  league,  covenant, 

confederation. 
Biinbms,  n.  -ffe8,  -ffe,  covenant, 

league. 

bunt,  adj.,  bright,  variegated. 
Burg,/  w.,  castle,  stronghold, 
biirgert,  intr.,  give  bail  or  security 

(for). 

Biirgcr,   m.  -8,  — ,  citizen,  free- 
man. 
Biirgemb,  m.  -(e)8,  -e,  oath  as 

citizen. 

Biirgertn,  /  -rten,  (female)  citi- 
zen. 

Burgglocfe,/  w.,  castle-bell. 
Biirglen,  a  village  in  the  valley 

of  the   Schachen,  south-east  of 

Altorf. 

Biirgfdpaft,/  w.,  bail,  security. 
Burguerltefj,  n.  -(e)8,  -e,  castle 

keep,  dungeon. 
Burgcogt,  m.  -8,  "e,  governor, 

burggrave,  bailiff. 
Bufen,   m.  -«,   — ,   bosom;   jig., 

bay,  harbor. 


Buge,/.  w.,  fine,  penalty, 
biigett,  tr.  and  intr.  with  fiir,  pay 

for,  suffer   for,  atone,   expiate; 

satisfy;  fine,  punish. 


<£. 

CI?rtficnfjCtt,/,  Christendom. 
(Eljriftfeft,  n.  -(e)8,  -e,  Christmas. 


ba,  adv.,  there,  here;  then,  in  that 
case;  conj.,  when,  since,  as. 

babct,  adv.,  thereby,  present; 
therein,  in  that 

Dad?,  n.  -(e)8,  •"er,  roof;  awning, 
canopy. 

bagegcn,  adv.,  against  it  or  them. 

bafyetm,  adv.,  at  home. 

bdfjer,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  along. 

bafjtn,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  thither, 
along,  to  this,  so  far;  fig.,  gone, 
departed;  M8  bdbilt,  till  then. 

bamals,  adv.,  then,  at  that  time. 

bamtt,  adv.,  therewith,  with  it  or 
that  <w them;  conj.,  that,  in  order 
that.  [soften. 

bdmpfen,    tr.,    quench,    subdue, 

Danf,  m.  -e8,  thanks,  gratitude. 

banfen,  intr.  (dat.~),  thank. 

bann,  adv.,  then,  thereupon. 

bannen,  adv.,  thence;  Don  — , 
from  thence,  away. 

baratt,  adv.,  thereon,  thereby,  in 
it,  that  or  them;  baron  fein,  be 
situated,  on  the  point  of. 

barauf,  adv.,  thereon,  upon  it  or 
them 5  afterwards,  next,  then.. 


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barailS,  adv.,  thereout,  thence,  out 
of  or  from  it  or  them;  by  reason 
of;  b(a)vau§  roerben,  come  of 
it,  or  that. 

barttt,  adv.,  therein,  in  that  or  this. 

b(a)rob,  adv.,  thereat,  on  that  ac- 
count. 

barretcfyett,  tr.,  reach  forth,  stretch 
out,  offer. 

barftellett,  reft.,  be  displayed,  be 
evident. 

b(a)riiber,  adv.,  thereover,  across, 
beyond;  at  that;  in  the  mean- 
time. 

bftfUtTt,  adv.,  thereabout,  around  it 
or  them;  for  it;  therefore,  on 
that  account. 

b(a)nmter,  adv.,  thereunder,  be- 
neath, among. 

Dafetn,  n.  -§,  presence,  existence. 

ba§,  conj.,  that,  so  that,  in  order 
that. 

bacon,  adv.  and  sep,  prefix,  there- 
from, away;  thereof,  of  this  or 
that. 

baoontragen,  tritg  — ,  -getragen, 
tragt,  tr.,  carry  off  or  away. 

ba3tt,  adv.,  thereto,  for  it  or  that; 
in  addition. 

ba3U>tfd7en,  adv.,  between;  at  in- 
tervals. 

becfert,  tr.,  cover,  protect. 

betrt,  pcss.  adj.  and  pron.,  thy, 
thine,  your;  //.  as  noun,  your 
friends  or  people. 

Denfart,  /•  w.,  way  of  thinking, 
disposition,  nature. 

benfen,  bacfjte,  gebadjt,  tr.  or  intr. 
(with  gen.,  or  ait,  ailf,  itber  with 
ace.),  think,  think  of,  remember. 


Dcnfmal,  «.  -9,  *er  or  -e,  monu- 
ment, 
benn,  adv.,  then,  therefore;  conj., 

for,  because. 
bcr    (btc,    bas),    def.    art.,    the; 

demon,  adj.  or  pron.,  this,  that, 

this   one,  he ;    rel.  pron.,  who, 

which,  that, 
beretnft,  adv.,  at  some  time,  once, 

hereafter. 
bergletd?ett,  indec.  adj.  and  pron., 

such,  like,  the  like, 
berfelbe  (btefelbe,  basfelbe),  adj. 

or  pron.,  the  same, 
beiicfyten,    itnpers.    (with  dat.    or 

ace.),  seem,  appear, 
beutert,  intr.,  indicate,  point;  tr., 

explain,  interpret, 
beutfd?,  adj.,  German.  [close. 

btd?t,  adj.  or  adv.,  dense,  compact, 
btenen,  intr.  (dat."),  serve. 
Dtener,  m.  -8,  — ,  servant. 
Dtenft,  m.  -8,  — ,  service, 
btenftferttg,  adj.,  officious,  super- 
serviceable, 
btes-er,  -C,  -es,  adj.  or  pron.,  this, 

that,  this  one,  the  latter, 
btesmal,  adv.,  this  time. 
Dtettjelm,  m.  -8,  Diethelm  (man's 

name). 

Ding,  ».  -e8,  -e,  thing. 
Dime,/  a/.,  girl,  lass, 
bod?,  conj.,  but,  yet,  nevertheless; 

adv.,  surely,  really,  indeed;  why ! 

I  hope. 

Dold?,  m.,  -eg,  -C,  dagger, 
bonttern,  intr.,  thunder. 
Donnerfcfylag,  m.  -g,  *e,  burst  or 

peal  of  thunder, 
boppelt,  adj.,  double. 


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Dorf,  n.  -e8,  *ex,  village,  hamlet, 
bort,  adv.  there,  yonder, 
bortbjn,  adv.,  thither,  that  way. 
Drad?e,  m.  w.,  dragon. 
Drad?engtfr,  m.  -%,  -e,  dragon's 

poison,  venom, 
bran,  see  baran. 

Drang,  #z.-e8,  oppression,  distress, 
bra'ngen,  (r.,  press  (upon),  oppress, 

afflict;   re/I.,  press,  crowd,  force 

one's  way. 
Drangfal,  n.  -8,  -e,  oppression, 

misery. 

brauf,  see  baroiif. 
braus,  see  barau8. 
braufjen,  adv.,  without,  outside, 
brct,  num.,  three, 
bretfjtg,  num.,  thirty, 
bretunbbretfjtg,  num.,  thirty-three, 
bringen,  brang,  gebrungen,  intr. 

f.,  press,  force  one's  way,  throng, 
brtnnen  (barinnen),  adv.,  within, 
britt-er,  -e,  -es,  num.  adj.,  third, 
brob,  see  barob. 
broben,  adv.,  above,  on  high,  in 

heaven, 
broken,  intr.  b.  (dat.~),  threaten; 

be  on  the  point  of. 
briibcn,  adv.,  over  there,  beyond, 
briiber,  see  bariiber. 
Drucf,  m.  -(e)8,  -e,  pressure,  op- 
pression. 
briicFen,  tr.,  press,  oppress;  weigh 

heavily. 

brunt,  see  barurn. 
bruntcr,  see  barunter. 
bulben,  tr.,  endure,  bear,  surfer, 
bulbfam,  adj.,  patient, 
bumpf,    adj.    (of  sound),    dull, 

muffled,  heavy. 


bunfd,  adj.,  dark. 

biinfen,   intr,    (dat.*),    seem,    ap- 

pear. 
blirdp,  prep,  with  ace.,  through,  by, 

because  of  (used  as  sep.  or  insep. 

prefix). 
burd?bob/ren,     insep,    tr,,     bore 

through,  pierce. 
burd?ren'nen,  burdjrann'te,  biircf)= 

rann't,  tr.,  run  through. 
burd7fd7au'en,    insep,    tr.,    look 

through,  penetrate. 
burd?fd?te'fjen,  bur^fd)o§',  buro^= 

ft^OJ'jen,  tr,,  shoot  through. 
btirfen,  burfte,  geburft,  barf,  b,. 

intr.  and  modal  aux.,  be  per- 

mitted, have  a  right,  may. 
Durft,  m.  -(e)«,  thirst. 
biifter,  adj,,  gloomy,  sullen. 


cbcn,  adj.,   even,  smooth;    adv., 

even,  just,  just  now. 
(Ecfyo,  n.  -8,  -8,  echo. 
ed?t,  adj.,  genuine,  real,  true. 
(Ecfe,/  vj;  corner,  edge. 
ebel,  adj.,  noble;   infi.  as  adj.,  pi., 

the  nobility;  neut.,  nobleness. 
(Ebelfyof,  m.  -8,  ^e,  manor-house. 
(Ebeltnann,  m.  -(e)8,  aer  or  -leute, 

nobleman. 
€bdftt3,  m.  -CO8/  ~ef  nobleman's 

house,  baronial  hall. 
(Ebelftem,  m.  -8,  -e,  jewel. 
efye,  conj.,  before. 
(Et^C,/.  iv.,  marriage. 
cl^er,  adv.  (comp.  of  elje),  sooner, 

rather. 
<£tjetPtrt,  m.  -8,  -e,  husband. 


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(Etjttt,  in-  —8  (Swiss  dial.),  grand- 
father. 

(£b.re,/  w.,  honor. 

efyrert,  tr.,  honor. 

<£t}rengriifj,  m.  -e$,  ^e,  salute. 

(Efyrenmann,  >«.  -(e)8,  *er,  man 
of  honor,  gentleman. 

(Efyrfurcfyt,  /,  veneration,  rever- 
ence, awe. 

<£brget3,  m.  -(e)8,  ambition. 

<£tjrfuc^t,/,  ambition. 

etjrnmrbtg,  adj.,  venerable;  es- 
teemed. 

Ct,  inter j.,  why !  oh ! 

<£tb,  w.  -(e)8,  -e,  oath. 

(JEibatTl,  *n,  —8,  — e,  son-in-law. 

<£tbgeno§(e),  »/.  w.,  confederate. 

<£tbfd?mur,  »«.  -8,  'e,  oath. 

<£tfer,  w.  -8,  zeal. 

etgett,  adj.,  own;  peculiar;  (iuf 
eigenc  §anb,  on  one's  own  ac- 
count; eigne  Seute,  bondmen, 
serfs. 

etgenftnntg,  adj.,  stubborn,  obsti- 
nate. 

etlett,  intr.  \.  or  B.,  hasten. 

Ctlenbs,  adv.,  hastily. 

Ctlferttg,  adj.,  hasty. 

etltg,  adj.,  hasty. 

Ctn,  indef.  art.,  a,  an ;  num.,  eilt-er, 
-e,  -e8,  one^  pron.,  one  («W 
substantial  ely) . 

gin,  <z^.,  in,  into  (used  as  sep. 
prefix). 

Ctnanbcr,  recip.  pron.,  indecl.  (dat. 
or  ace.),  one  another. 

ctnbrcd?en,  bra(^  — ,  -gebrodjen, 
brtcfjt,  intr.  }.,  break,  give  way. 

ctnfaflen,  ftel  — ,  -gefaDen,  fattt, 
intr.  \.,  fall  in ;  chime  in ;  begin ; 


come  to  mind,  occur,  -with  dat. 

of  person. 

ctnformtg,  adj.,  uniform. 
<£tngang,  m.  -8,  -"e,  entrance, 
etngefyen,   ging    — ,   -gegangen, 

intr.  \.t  enter. 
€tngctDCtbc,  n.  -8,  — ,   bowels; 

fig.,  compassion,  feelings. 
Ctnfyolen,  tr.,  overtake,  catch, 
ctnig  -er,  -e,  -e8,  adj.  and  indef. 

pron.,  one,  united ;  some,  several, 
etnfailfen,  sep.  tr.,  purchase, 
etnfefyren,  sep.  intr.,  \.,  turn  in, 

lodge. 
Ctn'mal,  adv.,  one  time,  once;  etlt= 

mal',  at  some  time,  ever;  ailf  — , 

all  at  once, 
etnretfcert,  rifj  — ,  -geriffen,  tr., 

break  down  or  in. 
Ctnfam,  adj.,  solitary,  alone. 
etnfd?tffett,  re/I.,  embark,  sail. 
ctnfd^Iafcn,  fd^lief  — ,  -gefcf)tafen, 

f^lcift,  intr.,  \.,  fall  asleep. 
etnfd?Ite§cn,  fd)(o§—  ,-gefdEjloffen, 

tr.,  shut  in,  surround. 
etnfd7rdn!en,  tr.,  bar  in,  confine, 
etnfdpretben,  fd^rieb  — ,  -geft^rit' 

ben,  tr.,  write  in  or  on,  inscribe, 

engrave. 
(Etnftebeltt,  town  and   monastery 

in  the  canton  of  Schwyz,  north- 
east of  Lake  Lucerne.    Cf.  notes 

to  II.  343  and ^519. 
etnftnfen,  fan!  — ,  -gefunfen,  intr. 

f.,  sink  down,  settle. 
Ctnftiir3Cn,  intr.  j.,  fall  down. 
<£tntrddpt,yr,  harmony,  concord, 
etntreten,  trat  — ,  -getreten,  tritt, 

intr.  f.,  enter. 
CtUjcIn,  adj.,  single,  individual. 


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etn^tefjen,  jog  — ,  -gejogen,  tr., 
draw  in;  intr.  f.,  enter,  march 
in. 

Ctn^tcj,  adj.,  only,  single. 

<£.\S,  n.  -(c)8,  ice. 

etsbebecft, /fl^.  «<#'•»  ice-covered. 

(Etfen/  «.  -8,  — ,  iron. 

(Etfenftab,  m.  -8,  ^e,  iron  rod. 

(Etfesfelb,  «.  -(e)8,-er,  ice-field. 

(Etfesturm,  /«.  -(«)«,  *e,  ice-tower. 

€tfesn>all,  m.  -(e)8,  *e,  ice-wall. 

<£isgebtrge,«.-8, — ,  snow-covered 
mountains. 

<EispaIaft,  w.  -(e)8,  *e,  ice  palace. 

Cttel,  rt«y.,  vain,  empty. 

(Element,  «.  -8,  -e,  element. 

<£lenb,  «.  -8,  misery. 

elenb,  adj.,  wretched,  miserable. 

(Elsbetf)  or  etifabetf),  daughter  of 
Meinhard,  Count  of  the  Tirol 
and  Duke  of  Carinthia,  wife  of 
the  Emperor  Albrecht  I.  (d.  1 3 1 3). 

empfcutgen,  empftng,  empfangen, 
empfangt,  tr,,  receive. 

empfmben,  empfonb,  empfunben, 
tr.,  feel,  experience. 

emporfjeben,  bob  — ,  -geb,oben,  tr., 
lift  up. 

emporragen,  intr.,  project,  tower. 

emporen,  tr.,  revolt;   re/I.,  rebel. 

(Emporung,/  w.,  sedition,  rebel- 
lion. 

<£nbe,  n.  -8,  -n,  end,  conclusion. 

enben,  tr.  and  intr.  I).,  end. 

enbtgen,  intr.,  end. 

enbltd),  adj.,  final;   adv.,  at  last. 

eng(e),  adj.,  narrow,  e8  ftnrb  mtr 
eng,  I  begin  to  feel  oppressed. 

<£ngc,/  w.,  narrowness. 

(Engel,  m.  -8,  — ,  angel. 


(Engelbcrg,  village  with  a  famous 
monastery,  the  "  Mount  of  the 
Angels,"  in  Unterwalden, 
founded  in  1121. 

(Ettfel,  #*.  -8,  — ,  grandchild,  de- 
scendant. 

CTtt=/  insep.  unaccented  prefix, 
meaning  towards,  against. 

entbefyrert,  tr.  or  intr.  b.,  (gen.}, 
do  without,  dispense  with. 

entbtnben,  entbanb,  entbunben, 
tr.,  release. 

cntblogen,  tr.,  bare,  uncover. 

entbecfen,  tr.,  discover,  reveal. 

entfernett,  reft.,  withdraw;  depart, 
deviate. 

cntfltetjen,  entf^ob,  entfloben,  intr. 
\.,  flee  away,  pass  (of  time). 

entgegen,  prep,  {-with  dat.  preced- 
ing), towards,  against,  to,  to 
meet  (used  also  as  sep.  prefix, 
•with  dat.  of  the  indirect  object) . 

entgegenetlcn,  intr.  \.t  hasten  to- 
wards. 

entgegenfefjren,  tr.,  turn  towards, 
entgegenftarren,  intr.,  stare   at, 

face, 
entgegentreten,  trot  — ,  -getreten, 

trttt,  intr.  \.,  go  to  meet, 
entgegnen,  tr.,  reply, 
entgegen,  entging,  entgcmgen,  intr. 

\.,  escape, 
cntfommen,  entfam,  entfommen, 

intr.  \.,  escape,  elude, 
entlaffen,  entliefj,  entlaffen,  ent* 

lafjt,  tr.,  dismiss,  release, 
entlebtgen,    tr.,    release,    relieve 

(gen.,  from). 

entreifjen,  entrifj,  entriffen,  tr.t 
snatch  away. 


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entrid?ten,  tr.,  pay. 

entrinnen,    entrann,    entronnen, 

intr.  \.,  escape. 

Ctttriiften,  tr.,  provoke,  enrage, 
etttfctgen,  intr.  (dat.),  renounce, 
entfdpetben,  entjcfjieb,  entfdjieben, 

tr.,  decide. 

<£ntfd?etbuttg,  /  w.,  decision, 
entfdpliefjen,  entfdjlofj,   entfdjlof* 

Jen,  re/I.,  resolve,  determine. 
<£ntfd7loffenf|ett,/,  resoluteness. 
<£ntid?Iu§,  m.  -(f!)e«,  *(ff)e,  firm- 

ness,  resolution,  decision. 
entfd?ulbigett,  tr.,  excuse,  justify, 
entfedt,  part,  adj.,  lifeless,  dead. 
(EntfetjCtt,  «.  -8,  horror, 
entfetjltd?,  adj.,  horrible,  terrible, 
entftnfen,  entfanf,  entfunfen,  intr. 

f.,  sink  down;   fall  from, 
entfprtngen,  entfprang,  entfprun* 

gen,  intr.  j.,  spring  away,  escape, 
entftefyen,    entftanb,    entftanben, 

intr.  f.,  arise;   fail,  be  wanting, 
entoetd^en,   entttrid),    entttridjen, 

intr,  f.,  withdraw. 
etttnnfd?en,  intr.  \.,  escape, 
entsteljert,  entjog,  entgogen,  re/I. 

•with  gen.,  forsake,  desert. 
Ctttstoet,  adv.,  broken. 
VCtpers.  pron.,  he;  it. 
er=,  insep.  prefix  expressing  origin, 

transition,  completion,  intensity. 
crbarmen,  tr.   move  to  pity;   re/I. 

(with  gen.),  take  pity;   impers. 

(with  ace.  and  gen.),  be  sorry 

for. 

erbdrmlicfy,  adj.,  pitiable,  miser- 
able. 

(Erbarmung,/  w.,  mercy,  pity, 
erbaucn,  tr.,  build. 


<£rbe,  n.  -8,  inheritance. 

erbeben,  intr.  \.,  tremble. 

erben,  intr.  f.,  descend  (by  in- 
heritance)  (to,  auf). 

erbeuten,  tr.,  capture,  acquire. 

(£rb^crr,  m.  w.,  hereditary  lord. 

(Erbtn,/.  w.,  heiress. 

erblicfen,  tr.,  catch  sight  of,  dis- 
cern. 

erbraufert,  intr.  f.,  rise,  roaring. 

erbrecfyen,  erbrac^,  erbrocfjen,  er= 
bric^t,  tr.,  break  open. 

(Erbftiicf,  «.  -(e)«,  -e,  inheritance. 

(Erbe,  /•  w.,  earth,  ground;  cmf 
(grben,  w.  dot.  sing.,  on  earth. 

crblllbcn,  tr.,  suffer,  endure. 

(Eretgnts, ».  -(ff)e«,-(ff)ef  event. 

crcrben,  tr.,  inherit. 

erfaffen,  tr.,  grasp. 
,  tr.,  implore, 
n/  tr.,  sound,  investigate. 
,  reft,  (with gen).,  dare  to 
do ;   tr.,  be  so  bold  as. 

erfreuen,  tr.,  gladden,  please. 

erfrtfcfyen,  tr.,  refresh. 

erf filleri,  tr.,  fill;  fulfill. 

(Ergebung,/,  submission. 

ergetjen,  erging,  ergangen,  intr. 
f.,  go  forth,  be  done. 

ergtegen,  ergog,  ergoffen,  tr.,  pour 
out;  reft.,  be  shed,  diffuse. 

ergretfen,  ergriff,  ergriffen,  *•., 
seize,  move,  touch. 

er^alten,  erbielt,  erhalten,  erhalt, 
tr.,  check,  restrain;  receive; 
save. 

ertjeben,  erbob  aWerbub,  erboben, 
tr.,  raise,  lift  up;  reft.,  arise. 

erfiellett,  tr.,  light  up,  cheer,  illu- 
mine. 


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erinnern,  refl.  {gen.,  or  an  -with 

acc.~],  remember. 

erjagen,  tr.,  hunt  down,  capture. 
erfennen,  erfannte,  erfannt,  tr., 

perceive,  recognize. 
(Erfcr,  m.  -8,  —  ,  bay-window. 
CrFIaren,  tr.,  declare;  reft.,  declare 

oneself. 

erf  ran  fen,  intr.  f.,  fall  ill. 
erfiitjnen,  refl.,  grow  bold;    (with 

gen.},  dare  to  do. 
erfunbett,  tr.,  spy  out,  reconnoiter. 
erlangen,  tr.,  reach. 
erlaffen,  erliefj,  erlaffen,   erlajjt, 

tr.,  remit,  excuse. 
erlauben,    tr.,    permit;     (dat.    of 

pers.)  refl.,  take  the  liberty. 
Crleben,  tr.,  experience. 
erlebtgen,  refl.,  free  oneself  from 


€mtter,  m.  -§,  —  ,  rescuer,  de- 
Crrtd^ten,  tr.,  erect.  [liverer. 

errtngcn,   errang,  errungen,  tr., 

acquire,  win. 

erfa'ufcn,  tr.,  drown,  flood. 
crfcr^affen,  erfdjuf,  erjc^affen,  tr., 

create. 


erleiben,  erlitt,  erlitten,  tr.,  suffer, 

undergo. 
erlofcfyen,  erlofdj,  erloffen,  erlifcfjt, 

intr.  \.,  go  out,  be  extinguished. 
erma'cfyttgen,  refl.  (with  gen.},  ac- 

quire possession  of. 
ermorbett,  tr.,  murder. 
ermiibett,  intr.  \.f  grow  weary. 
crneuern,  tr.,  renew. 
<£rnft,  m.  -(e)8,  seriousness,  ear- 

nestness. 

ernft,  adj.,  earnest,  grave,  solemn. 
ernftfyaft,  adj.,  earnest,  serious. 
crntcn,  tr.,  reap. 
crobcrn,  tr.,  conquer. 
eroffncn,  tr.,  open. 
erqutcfcn,  tr.,  refresh. 
errcgcn,  tr.,  arouse. 
erreid?en,  tr.,  reach. 
erretten,  tr.,  rescue,  deliver. 


,  erfcfjott,  erfdfjoUen,  intr. 

\.,  resound,  spread  about. 
crfd^etncn,    erfdjien,    erfc!E)ienen, 

intr.  \.t  appear. 
crfd?ie§en,  evfd)o^  erfdjoffen,  tr,, 

shoot,  kill. 
erfd7lagcn,  erfdfjhtg,  erfdjtagen,  er= 

fd)Iiigt,  tr.,  slay. 
erfd^Ietcfyen,  erfdjlii^,  er|^Ud)en, 

tr.,  obtain  by  fraud. 
erfcfyopfen,  tr.,  exhaust. 
erfcfyrerfen,    erfc^raf,    erjc^rocfen, 

erfcfjrttft,  intr.  \.,  be  frightened, 

start  with  fear. 

erfcfyrecfen,  tr.,  frighten,  alarm.    . 
erfparen,  tr.,  save;  (with  ail),  gain 

at  the  expense  of. 
erft-er,  -e,  -es,  num.  adj.,  first; 

adv.,  first,  previously;  once;  not 

until. 

erftcmnett,  intr.  \.,  be  astonished. 
(Erftauncn,   ».   -8,  astonishment, 

amazement. 
Crftannltdj,  adj.,  astounding,  won- 

derful. 

erftetgen,   erftteg,   erfttegen,   tr., 

climb,  scale,  surmount. 
erfttcfen,  tr.  or  intr.  \.,  choke. 
ertoncn,  intr.  \.t  sound  forth,  ring 

out. 

ertoten,  tr.,  kill,  deaden. 
ertragen,  ertrug,  ertragen,  ertragt, 

tr.,  bear,  endure,  support. 


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ertrtnfett.  ertrcmf,  ertrunlen,  intr. 

\.,  drown. 
ertrotjen,  tr.,  extort,    acquire   by 

defiance. 

erroacfyen,  intr.  f.,  awake. 
ermarten,  tr.,  await,  expect. 
(Erroartung,/  w.  expectation. 
ertoecfen,  tr.,  awaken,  excite. 
ent>et|ren,  reft.  (?vit&g'en.),vfa.T<loti. 

erroerben,  ertnarb,  erroorben,  er* 

imvbt,  tr.,  acquire. 
e^d'bjen,  tr.t  tell,  relate. 
e^eigen,  tr.,  show,  render. 
er3tttern,  intr.  \.,  tremble,  shake. 
ersnnngen,  ergwang,  ergnjungen, 

tr.,  enforce. 
65,  n.  pers.  pron.,  it;   expletive  to 

introduce  a  sentence,  there. 

<£fd?enbacb,,  JDaltfyer  rxm,  friend 

and  accomplice  of  Duke  John 

of  Swabia. 

eflen,  afe,  gegeffen,  ijjt,  tr.,  eat. 
etltcfy-er,  -C,  -CS,  a^r'.  ««</  indef. 

pron.,  some. 
cttDas,  pron.,  indec.,  some,  some- 

thing;  indef.  pron.,  any,  some- 

what. 
CllCr,  pers.  pron.  gen.  of  ib/r,  of 

you;  pass,  pron.,  your. 
eurtg    (ber,  bie,  ba«,  -e),  pass. 

pron.,  yours. 
CIPtg,  a^'-,  eternal,  everlasting; 

adv.,  forever. 
€nrig?ett,/  w.,  eternity. 


faljcn,  ar<r>5.  and  poet,  for  fattgett, 
/r.,  seize,  catch. 

,  standard,  flag. 


,  f.  iv.,  arch,  and  poet,  for 

©efabr,  danger. 
fdtjrbar,  adj.,  navigable. 
^fifyre,/  w.,  ferry,  ferry-boat. 
faljrert,  fubr,  gefab,ren,  fab,rt,  intr. 

\.,  go,  row,  sail;   reft.,  row. 
^Srirmann,  m.  -8,  "er  or  -leiite, 

ferryman. 
^aljrt,   /    w.,    journey,    passage, 

wandering. 

^afyt^eug,  «.  -8,  -e,  vessel,  boat. 
^al!e,  m.  w.,  falcon. 
Jatt,  m.  -8,  *e,  fall. 
fallen,  ftel,  gefaHen,  fattt,  intr.  f., 

fall;   in  @trafe  —  ,  incur  a  pen- 

alty; in  ba8  i'anb  —  ,  invade  the 

land. 

fallen,  tr.,  fell. 
^aUftrtcf,  m.  -9,  -e,  trick,  strata- 

gem. 

falfd?,  adj.,  false. 
$alfd?,     «.    -(e)«,     falsehood 


tt,/  w.,  falsehood,  guile. 
falten,  tr.,  fold,  wrinkle. 
^ang,  w.  -(e)«,  *e,  capture. 
fangcn,  fing,  gefangen,  fa'ngt,  /r., 

catch,  capture. 
faffen,  tr.,  seize,  grasp;   r^/7.,  com- 

pose oneself. 
faft,  adv.,  almost. 
^a§nacb;tsaiif3ug,  nt.  -8,  *-t,  car- 

nival procession. 
faul,  adj.,  lazy. 

,  fist,  hand. 
,  Faenza,  city  of  Italy  in 

the  province  of  Ravenna.     Cf. 

note  to  I.  911. 
fed?tcn,  fodjt,  gefodjten,  ftd^t,  intr., 

fight. 


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.,  feather. 

fefylen,  tr.,  miss;  intr.  h.,  fail, 
make  a  mistake,  be  lacking; 
impers.,  be  wanting  or  missing. 

^efjler,  m.  -8,  — ,  fault. 

Jfef)Ifprung,  m.  -8,  *et  false  leap; 
—  thun,  miss  one's  leap. 

(feterabenb,  m.  -3,  -e,  evening 
leisure,  evening  quiet. 

fetern,  intr,  I).,  rest,  be  idle. 

fcig/  adj.,  cowardly. 

feigb.er.3ig,  adj.,  cowardly,  faint- 
hearted. 

fetl,  adj.,  for  sale,  venal. 

ifeinb,  m.  -(e)8,  -e,  enemy. 

Jelb,  n.  -(6)8,  -er,  field. 

{Jels,  '«.  w.,  rock,  cliff;  arch,  dot., 
Don  gels  3«  fate- 

^elfcn,  »*.  w.,  rock,  cliff. 

e,  rocky  chasm, 
e,  /.  w.,  rocky  ledge. 
elfenriff,  «.  -(e)«,  -e,  shelf  or 
ledge  of  rock,  reef,  rocky  reef. 

^elfenfteig,  w.  -(e)g,  -e,  rocky 
path. 

(Jelfentfjor,  w.  -8,  -e,  gateway  of 
rock. 

^elfettufer,  «.-«,  — ,  rocky  shore. 

Jelfentoall,  »«.  -«,  -"e,  wall  of 
rock. 

precipice, 
precipice, 
r,  n.  -8,  — ,  window. 

fern,  adj.,  far,  distant. 

fcm(e),  adv.,  far,  far  off,  at  a  dis- 
tance. 

^erne,/.  w.,  distance. 

fernfyer,  adv.,  from  afar. 

^erfe,/  w.,  heel. 

'.|  ready;   finished. 


jtfrf,/  w.,  fetter. 

fcffcln,  /r.,  fetter,  shackle,  bind. 

feft,  «^'.,  fast,  tight,  firm;   strong, 

secure ;   fortified, 
^eft,  n.  -(e)8,  -e,  feast,  festival; 

—  be8  §erm,  Christmas, 
^cfte,  /  w.,  fortress, 
fcft^altcn,    l)iett    — ,   -gefjalten, 

l)dlt,  tr.  or  intr.,  hold  fast, 
feftfniipfcn,  tr.,  tie  or  bind  fast, 
feftftetjcn,  ftanb   — ,  -geftanben, 

intr.,  stand  firm, 
feucfyt,  adj.,  damp. 

,  n.  -8,  — ,  fire. 

,  n.  -8,  -e,  signal-fire, 

beacon  light. 

^euertoacfyter,  m.  -8,  — ,  beacon- 
watch,  sentinel. 

^euersetd^en,  n.  -8,  — ,  signal  fire, 
ftnbcn,  fanb,  gefunben,  tr.,  find; 

re/I.,  be  found,  be. 
finger,  m.  -8,  — ,  finger, 
ftnftcr,  adj.,  dark,  gloomy, 
^mfterms,/  -Cff)e,  darkness. 
(£trn,  m.  -(e)8,  -e  (a/w  w.),  snow 

glacier,  snow-capped  mountain. 
#fd7,  m.  -(e)8,  -e,  fish, 
ftfd^cn,  tr.  and'intr.  I).,  fish, 
^ifcfyer,  m.  -8,  — ,  fisherman. 
^tfd?er!af}n,   w.  -8;  ^e,   fishing- 
boat. 

^ifd?erfnabe,  w.  w.,  fisher-boy, 
^lamme,/  «/.,  flame, 
flammen,  m/r.,  blaze, 
e  wall. 
,  m.  -8,  — ,  town. 

fyen,  intr.,  beseech,  supplicate. 

(for,  um). 

lefyenbe,  part.  decl.  as  adj.,  w, 

suppliant. 


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VOCABULARY. 


m.   -(6)8,   diligence,    in- 

dustry. 
fltegen,  flog,  geffogen,  fliegt   or 

arch.,  fteiigt,  intr.  \.  or  ft.,  fly. 
fltefyen,  fjoh,  geflogen,  intr.  f.,  flee. 
jliejjttt,  ffofj,  geftoffen,  *»*•.  \.  or 

&.,  flow. 

^Ittterfaetn,  m.  -(e)8,  false  luster. 
^lote,/  w.,  flute. 
^Iitdi,  »*.  -(e)8,  *e,  curse. 
^[nd?gebaube,  ».  -8,  —  ,  accursed 

building. 

^lucfyt,/  w.,  flight. 
fltidptett,  #".,  rescue;   re/I.,  flee. 
ffiicfyttg,    adj.,    fugitive,    fleeting, 

transient. 

^Iiid?t[trtg,  m.  -8,  -e,  fugitive. 
^liic,   dial.  f.   it>.    =    ^ufy'    *w 

proper  names. 
^liielen,  village  in  the  canton  of 

Uri,  at  the  southern  end  of  Lake 

Lucerne.     See  map. 
^Ilig,   m.   -(e)8,   **,   flight;    im 

gtlige,  on  the  wing. 
^lurj  or  ^lutj,  </M^  /  *e  or  w., 

precipice.  [warden. 

^lurfd^iitj,  m.  W.,  field-guard  or 
tffofj,  ».  -(ff)e«,  *(ff)e,  river. 
^lut,/  w.,  flood,  tide. 
^otjn,  m.  -(e)8,  -C,  south  wind; 

storm. 

folgcn,  *'«/>•.  j.  (<&/.),  follow. 
,£olterfned?t,  »«.  -8,  -e,  torturer. 
forbern,  tr.,  demand;    — 


fortctlcn,  intr.  f.,  hasten  away. 
fortfatjren,  fithr   —  ,  -gefa^ren, 

fdfyrt,    intr.    h.;  continue,   pro- 

ceed. 
fortfiifyren,  tr.,  lead,  carry  away 

or  oft. 
fortgefyen,  ging   —  ,  -gegangen, 

intr.  f.,  go  away;  continue. 
fortijelfen,  bolf  —  ,-ge^otfen,  hilft, 

intr.  h.  (dat^),  help  one  to  es- 

cape. 

fortreigen,  rifj  —  ,  -gertffen,  tr., 

tear  away. 

fortfctjen,  re/I.,  continue. 
fort3teben,  jog  —  ,  -gepgen,  intr. 

\.f  move  on,  march  off. 
fragen,   tr.,   inquire    (for,    nacf)), 

question;   with  nad),  care  for. 
^rctll,^  iv.,  woman,  lady,  wife. 


^orm,/  w.,  form. 

forfcfyett,  *»/r.,  inquire. 

fort,  adv.,  forth,  away,  gone;  on, 

continue  to,  keep  on  (used  as  a 

sep.  accented  prefix}. 


tn,  w.  -8,  —  ,  noble  lady, 

lady;    (in  address}  my  lady. 
frcd?,  adj.,  bold,  insolent. 
fret,    adj.,  free,  voluntary,   spon- 

taneous;  unowned;     bd8  5re^e/ 

the  open  air. 
^retblirg,    capital  of   the    canton 

of  Freiburg.     Cf.  note  to  I.  2434. 
freten,  tr.  marry;  intr.  (with  lim), 

woo.  [privilege. 

^retfyett,  f.  w.,  liberty,   freedom, 
^retb.ettsbrtef,  m.  -8,  -e,  charter 

of  liberty. 

^mfjerr,  m.  w.,  baron. 
f  rctltdj,  adv.,  certainly,  to  be  sure, 

indeed. 

frettDtlltg,  adj.,  voluntary. 
frettlb,  adj.,  strange,  alien,  foreign. 
^rcmbc,/,  foreign  country. 
•frembltng,    m.    -8,    -e,    alien, 

stranger. 


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freffert,  frag,  gefreffen,  frijjt,  tr., 
eat  (of  animals). 

^rcubc,/  w.,  joy,  pleasure,  delight. 

^rcubcnhaus,  n.  -(e)8,  *er,  house 
of  joy. 

^reubenfunbe,/.  w.,  glad  tidings. 

^reubenfcfytefjen,  «.  -8,  — ,  shoot- 
ing-match. 

^reubefpiir,/.  w.,  memorial  of  joy. 

freubig,  adj.,  glad,  joyful. 

freiien,  tr.,  please,  make  happy; 
reft,  (gen.,  or  iiber  and  ace)  re- 
joice at,  be  glad. 

^reunb,  m.  -(e)8,  -e,  friend. 

freitnbltd?,  adj.,  friendly. 

^reunb(d?aft,  /.  w.,  friendship; 
kindred  (arch.). 

^rcoel,  m.  -3,  — ,  crime,  outrage. 

f  rcceln,  intr.,  do  violence,  commit 
an  outrage.  [outrage, 

t,/  w.f  deed  of  violence, 
t,  adj.,  peaceful. 

^rtebe(n),  m.  -(n)§,  -it,  peace. 

frtebltd?,  adj.,  peaceable,  peaceful. 

^riebrtd?,  Friedrich  II  (1194- 
1250),  German  King  (1215); 
Emperor  (1220). 

frtfcfy,  adj.,  fresh,  new,  brisk,  live- 
ly, prompt,  quickly;  fiber  frijdjer 
£hat,  in  the  very  act;  mtt  frt= 
fcf^er  £f)dt,  directly,  without  de- 
lay, [vigorously. 

frtfd?nibernb,  part,  adj.,   rowing 

<£rift,/.  w.,  time,  period. 

frot),  adj.,  glad,  joyous. 

frob,Hd7,  adj.,  joyful,  gay. 

frob/locfen,  froljlocfte,  gefrohfocft, 
intr.  (gen.)  exult. 

fromm  (frommer,  frommft),  adj., 
good,  innocent,  pious. 


.  -(e)8,  -€,  (compul- 
sory) labor. 

,  m.  -87  -"e,  overseer. 
t,/  'e,  fruit;  fig.  reward. 

friib.,  adj.,  early. 

^rub,Ung,  m.  -g,  -c,  spring. 

^riif)trunf,    w.     -8,    morning 
draught,  early  cup. 

fiigen,  tr.,  join,  fit;   reft.,  submit. 

fiib.len,  tr.,  feel. 

fiifyHos,  adj.,  unfeeling. 

fiit^ren,  tr.,  lead,  conduct;  wield, 
manage;  deal  (a  blow). 

^iille,/,  fulness,  abundance,  plen- 
ty- 

ffillen,  reft.,  be  filled. 

fiinf,  num.,  five. 

fiittft-er,  -C,  -eg,  ord.  num.  adj., 
fifth. 

fiinfunbadptjtg,  num.,  eighty-five. 

fiir,  prep,  with  ace.,  for;  —  fid), 
by  oneself,  aside;  tt)08  — ,  what 
sort  or  kind  of;  —  ftdj,  by  it- 
self, independently. 

flircfyett,  tr.,  furrow. 

(£urd?t,/,  fear,  fright. 

furd?tbar,  adj.,  terrible. 

fiircfytett,  tr.,  fear,  dread;  reft.,\>& 
afraid  (of,  t)or). 

furcbterltd?,  adj.,  frightful,  fear- 
ful. 

furd7tfam,  adj.,  timid. 

fiirber,  adv.  arch.,  further;  rtidjt 
— ,  nevermore. 

^iirfct^ung,/,  arch.,  =  SSorfebung, 
providence. 

^iirft,  m.  w.,  prince. 

^urjtengunft,/.  ^e,  princely  favor. 

^iirftenrfaus,    «.   -(e)«,    ^er, 
princely  house,  dynasty. 


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VOCABULARY. 


^iirfienfned?t,  m.  -«,  -e,  servant 
or  slave  of  a  prince. 

r,  adv.,  indeed,  forsooth. 
m.  -e«,  *e,  foot;  fiehenben 
8,  instantly,  without  delay; 
git  gttfje,  on  foot 

tfnjjfloff,  «.  -(e)«,  -e,  push  with 
the  foot,  kick. 


(Sabe,/  w.,gift. 

gafyltngs,     «</#.,     abruptly,    sud- 

denly. 

gabjtotjtg,  adj.,  precipitous. 
(Bang,  w.  -(ejfy^e,  course;  tm  —  , 

under  way. 
gattj,  «<#'.,  whole,  entire  ;  <*<&'.,  en- 

tirely, quite,  very. 
gar,  adv.,  quite,  entirely,  very,  with 

neg.,  at  all. 
garen,  gor,  gegoren,    intr.,  fer- 

ment;   (./£-.)>  rankle. 
(Sarten,  w.  -S,  *,  garden. 
(Baffe,    /    w.,    (narrow)     street, 

lane. 

(Saft,  w.  -(e)«,  ^c,  guest. 
(Saftfreunb,  »z.  -8,  -e,  intimate 

friend. 

gafiltd?,  a^".,  hospitable. 
<Saftred?t,  «.  -(e)«,  -e,  law  of 

hospitality. 
(So-itm,/  w.,  wife. 
gc=,  insep.  prefix  ;   in  nouns,  with 

collective  force  ;  with  verbs,  de- 

noting a  momentary  act  or  con- 

clusion of  an  act;  a  coming  in- 

to a  state  of  being  expressed  by  the 

primitive  ;    the  sign  of  tfie  past 

participle. 


(Scba'If,  ».  -8,  -e,  timbers. 

gebarcn,  gebar,  geboren,  gebtert, 
/>-.,  give  birth  to. 

geben,  gab,  gegeben,  giebt,  tr., 
give;  auf  etttiag  — ,  place  reli- 
ance; ftdj  gu  erfetmen  — ,  make 
oneself  known;  auf  etwa6  — , 
heed;  impers.,  C«  giebt,  there  is, 
there  are. 

gebteten,  gebot,  geboten,  tr.,  com- 
mand, rule,  control. 

(Scbtrg(o)/  n.  —8,  — e,  mountain 
range. 

(Sebot,  n.  -(e)8,  -e,  command,  or- 
der. 

gebraudfCtt,  tr.,  use. 

(Sebreften,  n.  -8,  — ,  sorrow. 

gebiitjren,  intr.  (dat.),  be  due; 
refl.,  be  fit 

(Seburtslanb,  «.-(e)«,  "er,  native 
land. 

<Sebad?tms,  ».  -(ff)c8,  -Cff)e, 
memory. 

(Scbanfe,  »'.  -en,  or  -its,  -n, 
thought. 

gcbcttjen,  gebieb,  gebiehert,  intr.  \., 
thrive,  prosper. 

gebcnf,  adj.,  poet.  =  etngebenf, 
mindful. 

gebenfen,  gebad^te,  gebad)t,  intr. 
with  Ij.  (gen.  or  an  with  ace.), 
bear  in  mind,  remember. 

(Sebulb,/,  patience. 

gebulbtg,  adj.,  patiently. 

<Sefab,r,/  w.,  danger. 

gcfa^rlid?,  adj.,  dangerous. 

gefalien,  geftel,  gefallen,  gefallt, 
intr.  b,.,  (dat.}  please. 

(Sefangene,  m.,part.  ded.asnount 
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(Sefangnts,  ».  -(ff)««,  -(ff)e, 
prison. 

(Sefteber,  «.  -8,  coll.,  plumage; 
birds. 

(Sefolge,  «.  -8,  — ,  retinue,  staff. 

<Sefiif}l,  n.  -(e)8,  -e,  feeling. 

gegen,/?v/.  wzV/fc  #0-.,  against,  in 
comparison  with,  contrary  to,  to- 
wards, about. 

(Segettb,/  w.,  region,  country. 

(Segenteil,  «.  -(e)8,  -e,  contrary. 

gegeniiber,  prep,  with  dat.,  oppo- 
site (to);  sometimes  placed  after 
the  noun,  or  with  the  governed 
word  between  the  two  parts;  adv., 
opposite. 

geb,abett,gel)abte,  geljabt,r#?.,  fare. 

gehaffig,  adj.,  hostile. 

gefyetrn,  adj.,  intimate,  secret. 

(Setjetmnts,  n.  -(ff)e8,  -(ff)e, 
secret. 

(Sefyeto",  «.  -e8,  command. 

gefyen,  ging,  gegangen,  intr.  ]., 
go;  succeed;  Jit  9Jate  — ,  take 
counsel  together;  impers.  with 
um,  concern,  be  at  stake;  take 
place,  occur. 

(Sehoft,  ».-(e)«,-e,  farm. 

<Sctjol3,    n.   -(e)S,    -e,   wood, 
thicket. 

gefyorcfyert,  intr.  ^.  (dat.},  obey. 

gebjOrett,  z'«^.  (dat?),  belong. 

ger;orfam,  adj.,  obedient. 

(Sefyorfam,  w.  -8,  obedience,  alle- 
giance. 

(SeiJ3d,/  «/.,  scourge. 

(Sctft,  »«.  -(e)8,  -er,  spirit,  mind. 

(Setftcrftunbc,/  w.,  ghostly  hour. 

(Set3,  m.  -e8,  greed. 

(Selanber,  «.  -8,  — ,  railing. 


gelcmgert,  intr.  \.,  come  to,  reach. 

geIaffen,/«7V.  a^'.,  calm. 

(Sddut(e),  n.  -8,  ringing  (0/" 
fe//y)  ;  chimes. 

(Selbnot,/  ^(e)n,  financial  stress. 

(Selegenfyett,/.  w.,  opportunity. 

(Seleit,  n.  -(e)8,-e,  safe-conduct. 

gelenf,  adj.,  supple. 

gelobert,  tr.t  vow;  rejl.,  pledge 
oneself. 

geltcn,  gait,  gegolten,  gilt,  intr., 
be  worth,  be  valid,  have  influ- 
ence; be  regarded  as  or  count 
for  (fur) ;  be  at  stake. 

(Seliibbe,  ».  -8,  — ,  vow. 

(Seliiftert,  n.  -8,  desire. 

gemdd?Hd7,  adj.,  easy. 

gemah.nen,  tr.,  remind  (of  =  an). 

gemctn,  adj.,  common. 

(Scmcinbc,  /  w.,  community. 

gemetttfam,  adj.,  together,  in 
common. 

(Semfe//.  w.,  chamois. 

(Scmfcnt)0rn,  n.  -8,  aer,  chamois- 
horn. 

(Scmiit,  n.  -8,  -er,  mind,  soul. 

g£tt,  contraction  o/"gegen. 

gcnic§ettr  genog,  genoffen,  tr.,  en- 
joy. 

(Scno§,  m.  w.  -(ff)en,  -(ff)en, 
companion. 

(Seno§famc,/  w.,  community. 

gCTtugf  noun  and  indecl.  adj., 
enough. 

(S(e)niigcn,  n.  -8,  sufficiency. 

<Serm§,  w.  -(ff)e«,  *(ff)e/  enjoy- 
ment. 

gerabe,  adj.,  straight;  adv.,  rightly, 
directly,  just. 

(5erat,  ».  -8,  -e,  tool. 


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gerecfyt,   adj.,  just,  good,  proper, 

suitable. 

(Seredpttgfett,/  iv.,  justice. 
(Sericfyt,  «.  -(e)8,  ~e>  judgment; 

court,  judicial  authority. 
gertng,  adj.,  small. 
gern(e),  adv.,  gladly,  willingly. 
(5ersau,  «.  —8,  a  village  in   the 

canton  of  Schwyz,  on  Lake  Lu- 

cerne, at  the  base  of  the  Rigi. 

See  map. 
(Seriift(e),  «.  -(e)8,  -e,  scaffold- 

ing. 

(Sefd/aft,  n.  -(e)8,  -e,  business. 
<Sefd?afttg!ett,/,  activity,  occupa- 

tion. 
gefd?er|cn,  gefdjab,  gefdjeben,  ge= 

fc()iefat,  intr.  f.,  happen,  come  to 

pass;  be  done. 
(Sefd?en!,  n.   (e)8,  -e,  present, 

gift. 

(Scfd?trf,  «.  -(e)8,  -e,  fate,  lot. 
(Sefcfylecfyt,  w.  -(e)8,  -er,  genera- 

tion, race,  sex. 

(Sefdjmetbe,  «.  -(e)^  —  /  jewelry. 
(Sefd^opf,  w.  -(e)«,  -e,  creature. 
<Sefd7ofj,  «.  -(ff)e«,  -(ff)e,  missile, 


.,  speedy,  swift. 
<5efd?nnnbfetn,  «.  -8,  swiftness. 
(ScfcII(c),  w.  w.,  fellow-workman, 

comrade. 
gefellen,  tr.t  associate,  join;   refl., 

join  (ju). 

gefellig,  adj.,  associated,  sociable. 
(Sefetj,  n.  -e8,  -e,  law. 
(Seftdpt,  «.  -(e)8,  -er,  sight,  face. 
(Seftnbel,  «.  -8,  rabble,  vagabonds. 
geftttnt,  a^'.,  disposed. 
(Sefpann,  ».  -8,  -e,  span,  yoke. 


gefpannt,  part,  adj.,  eager,  in- 
tense. 

(gefprad?,  «.  -(e)«,  -e,  talk,  con- 
versation, [jpredjen.] 

(Bc^Icrtfd?,  a^.,  belonging  to 
Gessler. 

(5eftabe,  «•  -8,  — ,  bank,  shore. 

(Seftdlt,/  w.,  form. 

geftaltet,/s^.  a^'.,  formed. 

geftet^cn,  gefianb,  gefionben,  tr., 
confess. 

(Seftrauci?,  n.  -(e)8,  -e,  bushes. 

geftrcng,  adj.,   dread;  -er  £err, 

your  worship. 

geflinb,  adj.,  sound,  healthy. 
(Sctott,  n.  —  (e)8,  sounding, 
gctraucn,  reft.(dat.\  dare,  presume ; 

(ace.)  -with  adv.  of  direction,  ven- 
ture to  a  place, 
getreultd?,  aaz/.,  faithfully, 
gctroft,  adj.,  confident,  courageous. 
,  tr.  or  intr.,  perceive. 
-,  grant;  intr.,  answer 

for.  [violence. 

(Seroalt,  /.  w.,  power,  authority, 
(Setoaltbeginncn,  «.  -8,  deed  of 

violence. 
(5e»alttjcrrfd?aft,  /.  w.,  rule  of 

violence,  despotism, 
gcroalttg,  adj.,  powerful,  mighty; 

adv.,  with  force, 
gcroaltfam,    adj.,    violent;    adv., 

with  might. 

(Seroaltttjat,/  w.,  deed  of  violence. 
(Seroerft,  n.  -(e)8,  -e,  weapon. 
(Seroetrf,  ».  -(e)8,  -e,  antlers. 
(Seroerbe,  «.  -(e)8,  — ,  business. 
(Serointt,  '«•  -(e)8, -e,  profit, 
getmnnen,  geraann,  getoonnen,  tr., 

gain,  take,  earn. 


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gennf[,  adj.,  sure,  certain. 

r,  n.  -8,  —  ,  thunder-storm. 

,  tr.,  accustom. 
getrx>b,nt,    adj.,    accustomed    to; 

(ace.  or  gen?). 
gtftgefcfytPoHen,/^/1.  adj.,  swollen 

with  venom. 
gtfttg,  adj.,  venomous. 
(Stpfel/  tn.  —  8f  —  ,  summit. 
(Sitter,  n.  -8,  —  ,  grating,  bars. 
(SIan3,#z.-e8,  brightness,  splendor. 
gldtt3en,  intr.  h.,  glitter,  shine. 
gIatt3PolI,  adj.,  brilliant,  radiant. 
(Slarrter,  adj.,  of  canton  Glarus. 
(SIdrntfd?,  m.  -e8,  a  mountain  in 

Glarus. 

gldtt,  adj.,  smooth,  sleek. 
(Slaube(n),  m.  -(n)8,  —  ,  faith. 
glailbcn,  tr.  (dot.  ofpers.},  believe, 

trust. 

glaubenstoert,  adj.,  trustworthy. 
gletd?,  adj.,  like,  equal,  same;  (dat.), 

be  equal  to;   adv.  (==  fogletd)), 

at  once,  immediately;   conj.,  = 

obgteid),  though,  although. 
gletcfyen,  gttd),  geglidjen,  intr.  ^., 

(dat.},  be  like. 
gletd?falls,  adv.,  likewise. 
glctdpformtg,  adj.,  uniform. 
gletcfynne,  conj.,  as. 
gletten,  gtitt,  geglttten,  intr.  \., 

glide,  slip,  fall;  tr.,  slide. 
(Sletfd?  er,  m.  -8,  —  ,  glacier. 
(Sletfcfyerberg,  w.  -(e)8,  -e,  gla- 

cier-mountain. 


(Slocfletn,  ».  -8,  —  ,  little  bell. 
glorretd?,  «<#'.,  glorious. 
^liicf  ,  ».  -(e)8,  fortune,  prosperity, 
happiness. 


gliicfltd?,  adj.,  fortunate,  success- 
ful; adv.,  safely. 

gliicf feltg,  adj.,  successful,  happy. 

(SlticFsficmb,  m.  -(e)8,  condition, 
fortune. 

gluten,  intr.,  glow. 

(Shit,/  iv.,  glow. 

(Snabe,/  TV.,  mercy,  favor. 

gttdbtg,  adj.,  gracious,  merciful. 

<Snnq,enfor  ©enugen,  n.  -8,  satis- 
faction. 

(Solb,  n.  -(e)§,  gold. 

©oiler,  »/.  -8,  — ,  doublet. 

gonnert,  ^.,  grant. 

gottfcfy,  adj.,  Gothic. 

(Sott,  m.  -e8,  aer,  god. 

(Sottesb^aus,  ».  -eg,  ^er,  church, 
monastery. 

(Sottfyarb,  m.  -8,  Saint  Gotthard, 
a  mountain  south  of  Uri. 

(Srab,  «.  -eg,  ^er,  grave. 

graben,  grub,  gegraben,  grabt,  tr., 
dig. 

grabe,  see  gerabe. 

(Sraf,  m.  w.,  count. 

(Sram,  /«.  -8,  grief,  sorrow. 

(Sranfen,  w.  -8,  — ,  stern  of  a 
boat. 

(Sras,  «.  -eg,  ^er,  grass. 

grafjltd?,  adj.,  terrible. 

(Sratticr,  n.  -(e)8,  -e,  chamois. 

grau,  adj.,  gray. 

graucn,  iWr.  b,.,  impers.  (dat}, 
have  a  horror,  dread;  be  afraid 
of,  shudder  at  (t»or). 

grauermoll,  adj.,  horrible,  awful. 

graufam,  adj.,  cruel,  fierce. 

(Sraufam!ctt,/  w.,  cruelty. 

(Sraufen,  «.  -8,  horror,  terror. 

l,  adj.,  horrible,  awful. 


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gretfen,  griff,  gegriffen,  tr.,  grasp, 
seize;  intr.,  reach  into  (in,  ace."), 
have  recourse  to;  arrest,  check. 

grets,  adj.,  hoary. 

(SretS,  m.  -e9f-e,  old  man,  veteran. 
.,  boundary,  limit. 
«<#.,  boundless. 

(Sreuel,  *».  -8,  — ,  atrocity,  out- 
rage. 

greilltd?,  adj.,  horrible,  atrocious. 

(Srimm,  m.  -(e)«,  wrath,  fury. 

(Sroll,  m.  -8,  enmity. 

grollert,  intr.  (dot.),  grudge,  pique, 
cherish  a  dislike. 

gro§  (grower,  grofjt),  adj.,  great, 
big,  large. 

(Brofjoater,  m.  -8,  *er,  grand- 
father. 

(Srilft,/  *e,  chasm,  grave,  vault. 

griin,  adj.,  green. 

(Sriitt,  n.  —8,  green  (color)  •  verdure. 

(Sriltlb,  m.  -e8,  *e,  ground,  foun- 
dation, gorge,  bottom. 

griinben,  tr.,  found,  establish. 

griinbltd?,  adj.,  thorough,  from  the 
bottom. 

griinen,  intr.,  thrive,  flourish. 

grupptercn,  tr.,  group;  reft.,  form 
groups. 

grii§Ctt,  tr.,  greet,  salute;  reft.,  ex- 
change greetings. 

(Sunft,/,  favor. 

giinftig,  adj.,  favorable. 

(Siinftltng,  m.  -8,  -t,  favorite. 

giirtcn,  tr.,  gird. 

gilt  Offer,  beft),  adj.,  good,  kind; 
Sdfjt'S —  fein,  never  mind;  well; 
fo  — ,  as  well  (as). 

(Silt,  M.  -e§,  ^er,  property,  posses- 
sion, estate. 


(SiitC,/,  kindness, 
giittg,  «^'.,  kind,  gracious. 
(Suttljat,/.  w.,  kind  deed. 


tja,  z«/Srr/.,  ha ! 

£jab(e),/.,  property,  possessions. 

Ijabcn,  fyatte,  geb,abt,  tr.,  have; 

hold,   retain;     roO«   b,abt   ibr? 

what  is  the  matter  with  you? 
fjabsblirg, «.,  a  castle  near  Brugg; 

ancestral  seat   of   the   imperial 

family  of  Austria.     Cf.  note  to  I. 

2976. 
^acftncffer,  n.  -9.,     a  steep  cliff 

of  the  Axenburg.     Cf.  note  to  I. 

2190. 

fjafen,  m.  -8,  ^etl,  port,  harbor, 
fyagdn,  intr.  impers.  b.,  hail. 
£?ab.n,  m.  -e8,  "e   (w.  »'»  comp. 

nouns),  cock, 
^afc,  m.  -n.,    mountain   east   of 

Lake  Lucerne.     See  map. 
balb,  adj.,  half. 

Jjalbfrcts,    »*.    -«8,    -e,    semi- 
circle, 
fjalbe,  /   w.,   a  mountain  slope. 

QC  »^  to  I.  562. 
§5Ifte,/  w.,  half. 
£jaBe,/w,  hall, 
^als,  w.  -e«,  -"e,  neck, 
tjalsgefatjrltd?,  a^'.,  perilous, 
tjalt,  interj.,  hold !  stop ! 
fjalten,  b,ielt,  gebalten,  bait,  tr., 

hold,  keep ;  restrain ;  hold  shut ; 

celebrate;  intr.,  stop,  halt;  reft., 

restrain  oneself, 
jammer,  m.  -9,  "-t,  hammer. 


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,/.  *e,  hand;  auf  cigene  — , 
independently;  jur  — ,  present, 
just  now. 

^anbbllbe,  m.  w.,  boy,  attendant. 

tjattbeln,  intr.,  act,  trade. 

banbriaben,    b,anbbabte,    gcb,anb= 
babt,  tr.,  wield,  manage. 

Ejanblancjer,  m.  -8,  — ,  laborer. 

(janbltd?,  adj.  vigorous. 

fyanblos,  adj.,  inaccessible. 

£janbfd?lag,  m.  -(e)8,  *e,  hand- 
clasp. 

f^anbfdputj,  m.  -8,  -e,  glove. 

BanbtDerf,  »•  -8,  -<»  trade,  occu- 
pation. 

tjangen,  b,ing,  gehangen,  bangt, 
intr.  hang. 

t,  tr.  and  intr.  h.,  hang. 
w.,  abbreviation  of  3o= 

|<nra(ef). 

tjarmen,  ?v/?.,  grieve. 

rjarmlos,  «^'.,  inoffensive. 

riarmontfd?,  adj.,  harmonious. 

^arnifcl?,  m.  -eg,  -e,  armor. 

Ibarras,  w->  master  of  the  horse. 

Barren,  intr.  b.,  wait  for;    await 
(auf  with  ace?).  [harsh. 

tfart  (barter,  hartefl),  adj.,  hard, 

rjartcn,  tr.t  harden,  temper. 

tjafdpen,  tr.,  catch,  seize. 

£^a§,  m.  -(ff)e«,  hatred. 

fyaffert,  />••!  hate. 

f)aft,/,  haste. 

w.,  cap. 

?,  m.  -(e)8,  -c,  breath; 
breeze,  atmosphere. 

^aufc(n),  m.   -(n)«,  -n,  heap, 
crowd;   band  (of  soldiers). 

tjaufen,  tr.t  heap  up;  r^/?.,  accu- 
mulate. 


Fjaupt,  n.  -e8,  ^er,  head,  chief, 
^auptort,  m.  -e8,  *er,  chief  town, 
^aus,  w.  -e«,  ^er,  house,  home, 

family;    ju  §auf(e),  at  home; 

nacf)  §aufe,  at  one's  home, 
rjaufcn,    intr.,    reside;    manage; 

ravage, 
fjausfhir,   /.    w.,    entrance-hall, 

main-room. 

I^ausfratl,/  w.,  house-wife,  wife, 
fjausgcbraud?,  m.  -8,  ^e,  family 

custom. 
^ausgeno§(e),  m.  w.,  household 

companion, 
rfomsbalten,  hielt  — ,  -gebalten, 

halt,  intr.,  keep  house,  dwell. 
£}a'us[etrt,  n.  -8,  — ,  small  house, 
tjauslid),  adj.,  domestic. 
£}ausred7t,  n.  -8,  -e,  household 

right,  family  right. 
f7austrjiir(e),/  w.,  house-door, 
^ausoatcr,  m.  -8,  "-,  father  of  a 

family. 

t(cben,  bob,  geboben,  tr.,  lift,  raise. 
£^ecr,  w.  -e8,  -e,  army,  host, 
^ceresmad^t,/  ^e,  military  power, 

troops. 
^ccrmad7t,  /  -e,  military  force, 

army, 
^ecrrocg,  w.  -e8,  -e,  military  road, 

highway. 
£)ccr3lig,  w.  -e8,  *e,  armed  force, 

expedition. 

tfefttg,  afl)'.,  violent,  passionate. 
E^eftigfcit,/,  violence,  passion, 
fjetbc,  m.  w.,  heathen. 
Jjetl,  n.  -e8,  health;  hail! 
rjetlen,  tr.,  heal. 

r'.,  holy,  sacred. 
,  ».  -8,  *er,  sanctuary. 


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VOCABULARY. 


tjetttt,  adj.  and  sep.  prefix,  home, 

homeward. 

t,/.  TV-,  home,  native  land. 

adj.,  native, 
fyetmbnngen,    bradjte    — ,   -ge= 

bracht,  tr.,  bring  home, 
heimtfd?,  adj.,  at  home,  native, 
r,/.,  return  home, 
en,  sep.,  return  home, 
fyettnltd?,  adj.,  secret, 
fyetfcben,  tr.,  ask,  demand, 
tjetfer,  adj.,  hoarse, 
fyetfc,  adj.,  hot. 
tjetgen,  Ijiejj,  gebeifcert,  /r.,  call, 

bid;   intr.,  be  called  or  named; 

be,  mean,  be  equivalent  to;    im- 

pers.,  is  said. 
Better,  adj.,  bright,  cheerful,  serene. 

t,/  ae,  heroic  power, 
iiljnfyett,/,  heroic  courage, 
tjclfcn,  half,  gefjotfert,  bilft,  intr. 

(dot.),  help,  aid. 

£?elf  er,  m.  -§, — ,  helper,  defender, 
tjcll,  a^'.,  clear,  bright,  shrill, 
fjelm,  m.  -eg,  -e,  helmet, 
fycr,   tfafc'.    #«</  j^.  prefix,  here, 

hither    (towards    the  speaker)', 

lattg(e)  ber,  long  since;  often  not 

to  be  translated. 
fjerab,  aav.  and  sep.  prefix,  down 

from,  down, 
rjcrabftctgcn,  ftteg  — ,  -gejltegen, 

intr.  \.,  descend, 
fjeran,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  hither, 

this  way,  up. 
fyeranstctjen,  gog    — ,   -gejogen, 

intr.  \.,  march  on,  approach, 
tjerauf,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  up 

here,  up.          [here,  from,  forth. 
Derails,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  out 


fjeraiisftttbett,  fanb  — ,  -gefimben, 

tr.,  find  out,  discover;  re/I.,  find 

one's  way,  recognize, 
tjerausgcben,  gab  — ,  -gegeben, 

gtebt,  tr.,  give  up,  deliver  up. 
fyerausnefymen,  nabm   — ,   -ge= 

nommen,  rtimmt,  tr.,  take  out 

or  away. 

fjercmstretett,  trat  — ,  -getreten, 

tritt,  intr.  \.,  step  forth,  appear. 
jud)«  — ,  -ge= 
,  wadjft,  intr.  \.,  grow 

up  or  forth, 
fyerb,  adj.,  bitter, 
tjerbet,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  hither, 

this  way;   near  by;   up. 
fjerbeietlett,  intr.  f.,  hasten  hither, 
rjerbeifommcn,  fam  — ,  -gefom= 

men,  sep.  intr.  f.,  come  hither  or 

up  or  along. 

^erbcrg(e),  f.  w.,  shelter,  quar- 
ters, inn. 

I^erb,  m.  -e8,  -e,  hearth, 
fjerbe,/  w.,  herd,  flock. 
£jcrbe(n)glocfc,yi  -w.,  herd-bell. 
£]crbcnreir(en,  m.  -S,  =  Subrei= 

ben,  herdsman's  song      Cf.  note 

to  S.D.,p.  5. 
therein,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  in 

hither,  in. 
tjcretnbringen,  brartg  — ,  -gebrun» 

gen,  intr.  j.,  press,  crowd,  force 

one's  way. 
rferetnetlett,  intr.  b.  or  f.,  hasten 

in,  appear  hastily, 
fjeretnfiifyren,  sep.    tr.,  lead  in, 

bring  in. 
Ijereturufett,  rief  — ,  -gerufen,  tr., 

call  in,  summon. 

,  intr.  \.,  rush  in. 


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fyemntretett,  trot  — ,  -getreten, 

tritt,  intr.  \.,  step  in,  enter. 
b.erein3teb.en,  gog  — ,-ge3ogen,/r., 

draw  in. 

fyerfiifyren,  tr.,  lead  or  bring  here, 
fyerf lit,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  arch. 

for  beruor,  forth, 
fyerfiirbred^en,  brad)  — ,  -gebro= 

d)en,  bri(i)t,  intr.  fv  burst  out. 
berf  ursie^en,  ?og  — ,-flejogen,/ir., 

draw  forth,  display, 
fyerfyingen,  tying  — ,  -gcbangen, 

being t,  intr.  \.t  hang  towards  or 

down. 

^enbattn,  m.  -8,   military  sum- 
mons, call  to  arms.    Archaic  for 

§eerbann. 
tjerfommen,  lam  — ,  -gefommen, 

intr.  \.,  come  hither  or  here, 
fjerolbsruf,  m.  -8,  -e,  herold's  call 

or  summons. 
£?err,  §erre  (arch,  form),  m.  w., 

lord,  gentleman,  Mister  or  Sir; 

master;   husband, 
ffemtcfyen,  tr.,  reach,  extend. 
J?errenbanf,/  *e,  nobles'  seat. 
£7crrcnburg,  /^    a/.,    nobleman's 

castle, 
^crrcnfncd^t,  m.  -8r  -e,  servant 

of  a  lord,  vassal. 

£}errenleute,  //.,  men  of  standing, 
fyermtlos,  «^'.,  without  a  master; 

unowned, 
^crrenfdptff,  «.  -8,  -e,  lord's  ship, 

governor's  boat, 
fyerrltd?,    adj.,    lordly,    glorious, 

noble  ;  neut.  as  noun,  glory. 
£?errfcb.aft,/.  w.,  lordship,  domin- 
ion. 

,  intr.,  rule,  govern,  reign. 


,  part,    used   as    adj., 
lordly,  domineering, 
errfcfyer,  m.  -§,  — ,  ruler,  sov- 
ereign. 

,  tr.t  send  hither  or  here. 
,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  over, 
across,  to  this  side. 
Return,    adv.     and    sep.    prefix, 

around,  round  about,  about, 
fjerumgefyen,  ging  — ,-gegangen, 

intr.  \.t  go  or  pass  around, 
fjemnter,   adv.    and  sep.  prefix, 
down,  downwards. 

Ijcruntcrgtcgcn,  go^—  ,-gegoffen, 

tr.  or  intr.,  pour  down, 
fjerunterfmfen,  fanf  — ,-gejunfen, 

intr.  \.,  sink  down, 
fyerunterftetgen,  ftieg  — ,  -geftie* 

gen,  intr.  \.,  descend. 
fyerDOr,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  forth, 

forward,  out  from, 
ticroorgraben,  grub  — ,  -gegraben, 

grdbt,  tr.,  dig  (forth), 
tjerporfommen,  lant  — ,  -gefom« 

nten,  intr.  \.,  come  forth. 
I^crnorfturscn,  intr.  \.,  rush  forth, 
tjeroortreten,  trat  — ,  -getreten, 
tritt,  intr.  \.,  step  forward. 
n.  -en«,  dat.  Bergen,  ace. 
-en,  heart. 
tjer3etnig,  adj.,  one  at  heart. 
fjer3fyaft,  adj.,  courageous,  bold. 
fye^Itcfy,  adj.,  hearty,  cordial,  warm. 
£}er3og,  m.  -%,  ^e  or  -e,  duke, 
tjeulcn,  intr.,  howl,  scream,  roar. 
,  adv.,  to-day. 

,  adv.,  hence,  away  from. 
,  adv.,  hither,  here, 
ier,  adv.,  here, 
tlfc,/,  help. 


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fjUflos,  adj.,  helpless. 

bjlfretd?,  adj.,  helpful. 

£jtmmel,  m.  -8,  — ,  heaven,  sky. 

tfimmelfyod?,  adj.,  high  as  heaven. 

b.tmmelfd?reienb,/<zr/.  adj.,  atro- 
cious; e8  ift  — ,  it  cries  to  hea- 
ven. 

fjtmmelsbad?,  n.  -8,  canopy  of 
heaven ;  Jig.,  climate. 

fjimmelscjabe,/  w.,gift  of  heaven, 
divine  gift. 

fjtmmelsglucF,  n.  -8,  bliss  of 
heaven. 

fjtmmdslidpt,  n.  -8,  -er,  light  of 

heaven. 
£}immelsrcwm,  m.  -9,  at,  space 

or  quarter  of  the  heavens, 
bjrt,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  hence, 

thither,    that    way    (from    the 

speaker)  •   along,  away,  gone, 
fytnab,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  down, 

downwards, 
fjtnabbriicf en,  sep.  tr.,  press  down, 

repress, 
fynabfenbett,  janbte  — ,  -gefanbt, 

lr.,  send  down, 
fytnabftnfen,  Jan!  — ,  -gejunfen, 

intr.  \.t  sink  down, 
tjmabftetgen,  ftieg  — ,  -gefttegen, 

intr.  \.,  descend. 

hinan,  adv.,  up.  to  it,  thither,  along, 
bjtrtduf ,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  up. 

fytnaufgretfen,  griff  — ,-gegriffen, 

intr.,  reach  up,  appeal, 
bjnaufftetgen,  ftieg  — ,  -geftiegen, 

intr.  j.,  ascend. 
Ijtnaus,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  out 

of,  forth  from,  away, 
fjincmsetlen,  intr,  \.,  hasten  forth, 

speed  away. 


tjinausfcrtben,  fanbte  — ,  -gefanbt, 

tr.,  send  out. 

rftnbern,  tr.t  hinder,  prevent. 
^tnberms,«.-(ff)e8,-(ff)e,hind- 

rance,  obstacle, 
tjtttburd^,  adv.,  through, 
tjtnctlcn,  intr,  f.;  hasten  thither  or 

away.  [into. 

Ijtnetn,  adv.   and  sep.  prefix,   in, 

fjinetngetjen,  ging  — ,  -gegangen, 
intr,  \.,  go  in,  enter;  go  in  doors. 

fjinfafyren,  fu^r  — ,  -gefaljren, 
fabrt,  intr.  f.,  go  away,  sail  along; 
imper.,  farewell !  go  hence  ! 

fjtnfallen,  pet  — ,  -gefatlen,  ftillt, 
intr,  f.,  fall  down. 

fytnftnben,  fanb  — ,  -gefunben, 
refi.,  find  the  way. 

b.tnfiud^tcn,  sep,  intr.  f.;  flee  thi- 
ther; tr.,  save  by  flight;  refi., 
seek  refuge. 

tjtttfort,  adv.,  henceforth. 

fjingerfert,  ging  — ,  -gegangen, 
intr.  f.(  go  thither. 

tjinfommen,  fam  — ,  -gelommen, 
intr,  f.,  go  thither;  vanish. 

t}tn!cbCTt,  intr,  b.,  live  on,  pass 
one's  life. 

h.mnen,  adv.,  in  here;  usually  with 
Bon,  hence. 

t^tnpflan3Cn,  tr.,  plant  or  set  there. 

tjinretdpen,  tr.,  reach  out,  hold 
out. 

tjinrcttcn,  ritt  — /  -gerttten,  intr. 
\,,  ride  along. 

3mfd?etb,  m.  -(e)8,  death,  de- 
cease, [along. 

bjnfcfytffen,  intr.  \.t  sail  hence  or 

fjinfctfcn,  fa^  — ,  -gefeben,  intr., 
look  thither. 


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fjtnfenben,  fanbte — ,  -gefanbt,  tr., 
send  thither. 

hjnftefjen,  ftanb  — ,  -geftanben, 
intr.,  take  position,  station  one- 
self. Cf.  note  to  I.  1948. 

fytnftellen,  tr.,  place,  station;  refi.. 
station  oneself. 

rjinten,  adv.,  behind;   remote. 

1}  inter,  adj.,  hind,  hinder,back,  rear. 

Ijinter,  prep.  (dat.  or  ace.),  adv., 
sep.  and  insep.  prefix,  behind, 
after,  back,  beyond. 

b.mtergeb/en,  binterging',  hinter* 
gan'gen,  insep.  tr.,  deceive,  de- 
lude. 

tyntergrunb,  m.  -(e)«,  *e,  back- 
ground, rear. 

fjtntertjalt,  m.  -8,  ambush. 

fynterbal'ten,  binterbielt',  binter» 
bal'ten,  binterhalt',  insep.  tr., 
withhold. 

fytnterft,  adj.  (superl.),  hindmost, 
last 

fytttiiber,  adv.  andsep.  prefix,  over, 
across,  beyond ;  fig.,  dead. 

fyiniiberbringen,  brang  — ,  -ge= 
brnngen,  intr.  f.,  reach,  across. 

fytniiberfd?affen,  sep.  tr.,  take 
across. 

rjiniibertragen,  trug  — ,  -getra= 
gen,  tragt,  tr.,  carry  over  or 


bjnunter,   adv.   and  sep.  prefix, 

down,  downwards. 
tltnuntcrfd?tffcn,    intr.    \.,    sail 

down, 
t^tnunterftetgen,  ftieg  — ,  -gepie= 

gen,  intr.  \.,  descend. 
Ijtnroeg,  adv.  andsep.  prefix,  away, 

off,  aside. 


rjtntneglegett,  tr.,  lay  aside. 
fyintDegtreten,  trot  — ,  -getrcten, 

trttt,  intr.  f.,  step  aside, 
btntocgroerfcn,    roarf   — ,    -ge= 

morfen,  mirft,  tr.,  reject,  throw 

away,  aside. 
tjintDcrfcn,  ttarf  — ,  -geworfen, 

tt>irft,  tr.,  throw  away,  cast  aside, 

throw  down, 
bt^teben,  gog  — ,  -gejogen,  tr., 

draw  towards,  attract. 
b,tn3U/  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  towards, 

up  to. 

tyrfd?,  m.  -e§,  -e,  stag, 
f^trt,  m.  w.,  herdsman, 
f^trtenfnabe,  m.  w.,  herdsman's 

boy  or  assistant, 
tjod?  (bbber,  hod)ft),  «<#'.,  high,  tall, 

great;   adv.,  highly,  very;   (stem 

•when  decl.,  hoh=). 
f^OC^flug,  m.  -8,  noble  game-birds. 
hocfygebor.cn, part.  aa)'.,-high-born. 
£^od7gcnjtlbc,   n.  -8,  coll.,    noble 

game;    ben  §ocbflug  unb  ba8 

§ocf)gett)ilbe,  higher  game,  both 

birds  and  animals, 
^odplanb,  n.  -8,  ^er,  highland, 
fjocfyfprtngen,    fprang    — ,    -ge» 

fprungen,   sep.    intr.    j.,    leap 

high.  [gent, 

tjocfyoerftanbtg,  adj.,  highly  intelli- 
^odjtoadpt,  f.    w.,    watch-tower, 

signal-tower;   beacon-fire. 
b.od?miirbtg,    adj.,    very    worthy; 

ba8  Apodjrciirbige,  the  host,  the 

consecrated  wafer. 
^od73Ctt,/  w.,  wedding,  wedding- 
procession. 

£jod73eitsgcfcUfd?aft/  /  w.,  wed- 
ding-party. 


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VOCABULARY. 


,  n.  -e«,  -"er,  house 

of  marriage. 

I}of,  m.  -eg,  ae,  yard,  court,  farm; 
§of,  hearth  and  home. 
r.,  hope. 

.,  hope. 

t,/.,  court;  palace. 
fjoftrjor,  w.  -8,  -e,  gate  of  a  yard 

<?r  court, 
fiofye,/.  w.,  height,  top,  eminence; 

in  bie  — ,  up,  upward. 
£}otjeit,/  w.,  highness,  authority, 
fyobj,  adj.,  hollow,  empty;   deep. 
£?obje,  f.  w.,  hollow,  hole,  cavity, 

den;   socket  (of  the  eye). 
£jof)Iir>e(J,  m.  -8,  -e,  hollow  way, 

sunken  road,  defile. 
ljotjnfpred?en,  fprad)  — ,  -gefpro. 

(I)  en,  fpticfjt,  intr.  (or  tr.),  mock, 

deride. 

tjolb,  adj.,  sweet,  gentle,  lovely, 
fyolen,  tr.,  fetch,  bring, 
^ollenqual,/  w.,  infernal  torrent. 
I}6Cenrad>ert,  m.  -8;  — ,  jaw  of 

hell, 
^olun'bcrftraud?,  m.  -9>,  *t  or 

^er,  elder  bush. 
^7013,  n.  -e§,  ^er,  wood, 
fjordpcn,    intr.    (dat.~),    hearken, 

listen. 

^orbe,/  w.,  horde. 
Ijoren,  tr.,  hear. 

f^orn,  «.  -«,  "er,  horn,  point,  peak, 
fjorntffc,/  w.,  hornet, 
tjiibfd?,  «^'.,  pretty,  nice, 
fjllf,  m.  -e«,  -e,  hoof, 
tjulbtcjen,  intr.  (dat^)  ortr.,render 

homage  or  allegiance. 

.,  homage, 
t,  num.,  hundred. 


ljurttg,  adj.,  quick. 
^Ut,  m.  -e§,  -"e,  hat. 
£jiitte,/.  w.,  hut,  cottage. 

3. 

3berg,  father  of  Gertrude,  the  wife 

of  Stauffacher. 
\&l,pron.,  I. 

\tyc,  pron.,  you  (//.  0/blt). 
trjr, /ow.  a^'.,  her,  its,  their;   3Ijr7 

your. 
3mtfec,  w.  -8.   Imisee  or  Immen- 

see,  a  village  on  Lake  Zug. 
tmtTier,  adv.,  always,  forever, 
tmmerbar,  adv.,  always,  ever. 
\\\.,prep.  (dat.  and  ace.},  in,  into, 

to,  within,  at. 

3ttbrimft,/,  ardor,  fervor, 
tnbem,    adv.,    meanwhile;    conj.t 

while,  when,  as. 
tnbes,  tnbcffen,  adv.,  meanwhile; 

conj.,  while. 
3ttt|ClIt,  m.  -8,  content,  purport, 

substance, 
tnne,  adv.,  within;  inne  fatten, 

hold  in,  stop,  pause, 
inner,  adj.,  inner,  interior;   neut. 

as  noun,  ba8  3nnere,  heart,  soul; 

the  interior  (of  a  land). 
tnnerft,  adj.,  inmost,  innermost; 

neut.  as  noun,  ba8  3nnerfte,  in- 
most self;   innermost  part. 
3nfel,/  -w.,  isle,  island, 
itbtfcfy,  adj.,  earthly,  temporal, 
trr(c),  adj.,  astray, 
ttren,  intr.,  err;  tr.,  mislead;  rejl., 

be  mistaken. 
3rrtum,  m.  -8,  ^er,  error,  fault. 

3talten, «.  -87  Italy. 


VOCABULARY. 


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3. 

ja,  adv.,  yes,  indeed,  certainly;  you 

know,  of  course. 

3<3<jb,/I  w.,  chase,  hunt.  [horn. 
3<3gbb,orn,  n.  -8,  -"cr,  hunting- 
3agbFIetb,  «.  ~(e)8,  -er,  hunting- 
dress,  [gallop, 
jagctt,  tr.  and  intr.,  hunt,  pursue; 
3<3gcr,  m.  -8,  — ,  hunter. 
3<ihr,  ».  -e8,  -e,  year;  3>af)r  unb 

2flC(,  a  full  year,  a  long  time. 
3abrmarFt,  m.  -8,  -"e,  annual  fair. 
3ammer/  m.  -8,  misery,  calamity, 

grief. 

jammerrt,  tr.  and  impers.,  and 
intr.  (with  gen.~),  grieve,  pity; 
move  to  pity. 

3atnmerruf,  m-  -9,  -*,  lamenta- 
tion, cry  of  suffering. 
JC,  adv.,  always,  ever,  each  time; 

with  numerals,  every,  by. 
jeb-er,-e,-CS,  adj.and  pron.,G&.ch, 
every,  each  one,  every  one,  any. 
jebtoeb-er,  -e,  -CS,  adj.  andpron., 

arch.  =  jeber,  each,  every, 
jcmanb,  pron.>   somebody,   some 

one. 
jen-er,  -c,  -es,  adj.  and  pron., 

that,  that  one,  the  former, 
jenfeits,  adv.  or  prep,  (with  gen.}, 

on  the  other  side,  beyond. 
JCtjO,  adv.,  arch,  for  je{}t. 
jctjt,  adv.,  now.  [ridge. 

3od?,  n.  -e8,  -C,  yoke;   mountain 
3ohiann(es),    Duke    of    Swabia 
(1290-1313?),  nephew  of  the 
Emperor     Albrecht     I,     called 
3it9Cnb,/.,  youth.     ["  Parricida." 
,  adj.,  youthful 


jung  (jflnger,  jiingft),  adj.,  young; 

adv.,  jtingft,  recently. 
3ungfrau,  /,  one  of  the  highest 

peaks  of  the  Bernese  Alps. 
3iingltng,  m.  -8,  -e,  youth,  young 

man. 

3unfer,  m.  -8,  —  ,  squire. 
jllft,  adv.,  just,  at  that  moment. 


Karjn,  m.  -6,  *e,  boat. 
Katfer  m.  -8,  —  ,  emperor. 
Katferfyaus,  n.  -e8,  aer,  imperial 

house  or  dynasty. 
Katferfyof,    m.    -8,    -"e,    imperial 

court. 

Katferfrone,/  w.,  imperial  crown. 
fatferlid?,  adj.,  imperial. 
Katfermorb,  m.  -8,  -e/  murder  of 

an  emperor,  regicide. 
Half,  m.  -e£,  (many  kinds  of)  pi. 

-e,  lime. 

fait  (falter,  falteft),  adj.,  cold. 
Kammer,/  «/.,  chamber,  room. 
Kampf,  m.  -e8,  "e,  struggle,  con- 

test, battle. 

Fa'mpfen,  intr.,  struggle,  fight. 
farg,  adj.  (niainfy  poet.),  sparing, 

stingy.  [merchant. 

Kaufmann,  m.  -8,  ^er  or  -teiite, 
Kaufmannsfd^iff,  n.  -8,  -e,  mer- 

chant vessel. 
Kcmfmannsftrage,/  w.,  highway 

of  commerce. 

Faum,  adv.,  scarcely,  hardly. 
fccf,  adj.,  bold,  audacious. 
Fccfltd?,  adv.,  boldly. 
Kcfjlc,/  w.,  throat. 
fetjrcn,  tr.,  turn. 


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VOCABULARY. 


Ketm,  m.  -eg,  -e,  germ,  embryo. 
Fein,  adj.  or  pron.,  no  one,    no, 

not  any. 

Keller,  m.  -g,  — ,  cellar. 
Fennen,  fcmnte,  ge!annt,  tr.,  know, 

be  acquainted  with. 
KerFer,  m.  -g,  — ,  prison,  dungeon. 
Kerl,  m.  -g,  -e,  fellow. 
Kerns,  a  hamlet  in  Unterwalden, 

east  of  Sarnen.     See  map. 
Kernroalb,  m.  -eg.    The  forest  in 

Unterwalden.     See  map. 
Kette,/  iv.,  chain. 
Khtb,  -(e)g,  -er,  child. 
KinbesFinb,   n.  -eg,  -er,  grand- 
child; //.,  children's  children. 
Kinbtein,  n.  -g,  — ,  little  child. 
Kiffen,  n.  -g,  — ,  cushion,  pillow. 
Klflge,/^  i*>">  complaint,  grievance. 
Flagen,  intr.,  complaint  (of,  iiber), 
Klang,  m.  -eg,  -"e,  sound,  ring. 
Flar,  adj.,  clear,  bright,  plain. 
Kletb,  n.  —eg,  — er,  garment,  dress, 

garb,  habit. 

Fleiben,  tr.,  clothe,  dress,  deck. 
Ffein,  adj.,  little,  small,  petty. 
Kleinob,  n.  -g,  -ten,  or  -e,  jewel, 

treasure. 
Flimmen,  flomm,  geflontmen  (also 

TV.},  intr.  \.t  climb. 
Flingen,  Hang,  geflungen,  intr., 

sound,  resound. 

Klippe,/  ~w.,  cliff,  crag.  [rap. 
f lopfen,  intr.  (or  tr.),  beat,  knock, 
Klo'fter,  n.  -g,  ^er,  monastery, 

convent. 
Klofterleute,  pi.,  people,  serfs  of  a 

monastery. 
KIoftermet(e)r,  m.  -g,  — ,  steward 

or  farmer  of  a  monastery. 


Khlft,/.  ^e,  cleft,  chasm,  gorge. 

flug  (Hiiger,  IHigft),  adj.,  shrewd, 
sensible,  prudent. 

Krtabe,  m.  w.,  boy,  lad,  youth. 

Kttecfyt,  m.  -g,  -e,  servant,  farm- 
servant,  man,  vassal. 

Kned7tfd?aft,  /,  servitude,  bon- 
dage. 

Knte,  n.  -g,  — ,  or  -e,  knee. 

fnteen,  intr.,  kneel. 

Kocfyer,  m.  -g,  — ,  quiver. 

fommen,  !am,  gefommen,  intr.  \., 
come,  go,  reach;  hit  (upon, 
duf),  think  of,  hit  upon;  311  fid) 
— ,  collect  oneself. 

Fommltd?,  adj.,  comfortable,  pleas- 
ant. (C/.GV) 

Kontg,  m.  -g,  -e,  king. 

Kontgtrt,/  10.,  pi.  -nen,  queen. 

fonigltd?,  adj.,  kingly,  royal. 

Konigsburg,/  w.,  royal  castle. 

Fonnen,  fonnte,  gefonnt,  fann, 
(intr.  and  modal  aux.),  can, 
be  able,  may,  be  possible. 

Kopf,  m.  -g,  *e,  head. 

Korn,  n.  -g,  ^er,  corn,  grain. 

Foftbar,  adj.,  costly,  precious. 

f  often,  intr.  (or  tr.},  cost. 

Foftltd?,  adj.,  costly,  precious;  de- 
licious. 

ftadpcn,  intr.,  crash,  roar. 

Fracf^ett,  intr.  or  tr.t  croak. 

Kraft,  /  •"?,  vigor,  force,  strength. 

Frafttglicfy,  adv.,  vigorously. 

fraftlos,  adj.,  powerless,  weak. 

Fra'ljen,  intr.,  crow. 

Frampftjaft,  adj.,  convulsive. 

FranF  (franler,  !ran!(e)ft),  adj^ 
sick,  ill. 

tr.,  hurt,  wound. 


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Kratt3,  m.  -e§,  ^e,  garland,  wreath. 

Kran^Ietn,  «.  -8,  — ,  little  wreath. 

Kraut,  n.  -8,  ^er,  herb,  plant. 

KretS,  m.  -e8,  -e,  circle,  course; 
socket;  round,  revolution. 

Freud?!,  arch.,  sd  sing,  of  friedjett. 

Kreu3,  n.  -e8,  -e,  cross. 

Kreu3letn,  ».  -8,  — ,  little  cross. 

fned?en,  frod),  gefrodjen,  intr.  f. 
0r  I).,  creep,  crawl. 

Krtcg,  m.  -<8,  -e,  war. 

friegertfd?,  #<#'.,  warlike,  martial, 
spirited. 

Kriegesmacfyt,/.  -"e,  military  force, 
army. 

Krtegesnot,/  ^er  distress  of  war. 

Kriegsbromme'te,/  w.,  war  trum- 
pet. 

Krone,/  «/.,  crown;  fig.,  flower. 

fronett,  tr.,  crown. 

Kriimme,/.  w.,  winding,  turning. 

Kurf ucf,  m.  -8,  -e,  cuckoo. 

Kurj,/  ^e,  cow. 

fiirjlen,  /r.,  cool. 

fiibn,  adj.,  bold. 

KiirinrfCtt,/.  w.,  boldness. 

Kur;retr|en,  m.  -«,  herdsman's 
song.  Cf.  note  to  S.D.  p.  5. 

Kulttl,  nt,  —8;  — e,  summit,  peak. 

Kummer,  m.  -8,  sorrow,  grief, 
anxiety. 

fiimmern,  tr.,  concern,  worry  (um, 
ace,). 

funtmcrooll,  adj.,  sorrowful,  anx- 
ious. 

Kunbe,/  iv.,  information,  knowl- 
edge. 

futtbig,  adj.,  having  knowledge, 
acquainted,  familiar. 

Kunbfd?aft,/  collect.,  spies. 


Kunji,   /.    *e,    intelligence;     art, 

skill, 
funftcjeiibt,  part,  adj.,  practised, 

trained,  skilful. 
fur3  (furger,  furgeft),  adj.,  short, 

brief, 
fiit^ett,     tr.,     shorten,     deprive, 

abridge  (of,  lim). 
Kur3Q)eiI,/  (also  m.  -8),  pastime, 

amusement,  jest. 
Kugnad^t,  a  village  and  castle  in 

Schwyz,     at   the    end    of    the 

northeastern  arm  of  Lake  Lu- 


c. 

labert,  tr.,  refresh. 

,_/C  w.,  refreshment, 
ln,  intr.,  smile, 
lad^en,  intr.  (at,  uber),  laugh, 
labert,  lub,  gelabert,  labt  or  labet, 

tr.,  load. 

laben,  lub,  getaben,  labt  or  labet 
=  einlabett,  tr.,  invite,  summon. 

£a<jer,  n.  -8,  — ,  camp;   court. 

£amm,  n.  -e8,  ^er,  lamb. 

£dmmergeter7  m.  -8,  — ,  lit., 
vulture. 

£anb,  n.  -e8,  ^er  or  -e,  land,  coun- 
try ;  canton.  Cf.  note  to  1.  43 1 ; 
gu  £anbe,  by  land. 

£anbammann,  m.  -8,  *er  or  -e, 
chief  magistrate  of  a  canton. 

£anbbebrud?er,  m.  -8,  — ,  oppres- 
sor of  a  country. 

lartbett,  intr.  \.,  land. 

£anbenberg(er),  Beringer  von 
Landenberg,  governor  of  Unter- 
walden. 


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VOCABULARY. 


lanbenbergtfd?,  adj.,  of  Landen- 

berg. 

£anbergter,/,  greed  for  land. 
£anberFauf,  m.  -8,  *e,  purchase 

of  land. 

£anberfette,/  -w.,  chain  of  lands. 
£anbesammann  =  Sanbarnmann. 
£anbesfeinb,  m.  -8,  -e,  enemy  of 

the  country. 

£anbesmarF  =  £anbmarl,  /  w., 

border  of  a  country. 
£anbesungliicf ,  m.  -8,  -e,  national 

calamity,  public  misfortune. 
£anbleilte,     pi.,     country-people, 

peasants. 
£anbmamt,  m.  -8,  Ker  or  -leiite, 

countryman,  peasant;  =  £anb8= 

mamt,  man  of  the  canton. 
£anbmarF,  f.  w.,  boundary  of  a 

country. 

£anbfd?aft,/.  w.,  landscape. 
£anbsgemetnbe,  /.  w.,  assembly 

of  the  land  or  canton. 
£anbsgefet5,  n.  -e8,  -e,  law  of  the 

land. 
£anbsmann,  m.  -8,  -"er  or  -teute, 

fellow-countryman. 
£anbftra§e,/.  TV.,  highway. 
£anbfturm,  m.  -8,  general  military 

levy,  reserves. 
£anboogt,   m.   -8,  ^e,   governor, 

bailiff. 
£anbn>eb,r,/I  w.,  defense,  bulwark, 

militia,  army, 
lang  (longer,  langft),  long;  fang, 

adv.  "with  preceding  ace.,  during, 

for;    lattg(e),  adv.,  long,  for  a 

long    time;     Itingft,    adv.,   very 

long,  long  ago. 

en,  tr.,  reach,  take. 


langfam,  adj.,  slow. 

langft,  adv.  (superl.  o/Iang),  long 

ago;  by  far. 
£anjc,  /  iv.,  lance, 
laffen,  Uefj,  getaffen,  Ia§t,  tr.,  let, 

leave,  give  up;   forsake;  permit, 

allow;   cause;    refl.  -with  inf.  in 

pass,  sense,  may,  can. 
£dft,/.  w.,  load,  burden. 
Idften,    intr.,   press  (upon,   auf), 

burden, 
lanern,  intr.,  lie  in  wait,  watch 

(for,  auf). 
£auf,  m.  -8,  *(,  course,  current; 

im  — ,  under  way. 
laufen,  Uef,  getaufen,  tauft,  intr. 

\.  and\).rrun.  (for,  ailf). 

laufdjen,   intr.,  lurk,  lie  in  wait 
lailt,  adj.  or  adv.,  loud,  aloud. 
£aut,  m.  -(e)8,  -e,  sound, 
lailtcn,   intr.,  sound;   impers.,  it 

runs,  the  purport  is. 
la'riten,  tr.  and  intr.,  ring, 
lautct,  adj.,  clear,  pure;  evident. 
£atDt'ne,/  w.  avalanche, 
lebett,  intr.,  live;    Ieb(e)   njo^I, 

Ubt  njohl,  or  leben  @ie  tt>ob,l, 

farewell. 

£cben,  «.  -8,  life, 
leben' big,  adj.,  living,  alive. 
£ebensblut,  «.  -8,  life-blood. 
£ebensglii(f,  n.  -8,  happiness  of 

life. 

lebfyaft,  adj.,  lively,  animated. 
£ebtag,  m.  -8,  -e,  life,  days  of 

one's  life.  [(nad)). 

led^enr  intr.,  languish  or  pine  for 
lebig,  adj.,  free,  empty,  vacant. 
leer,  adj.,  empty,  void,  vacant,  vain. 
leeren,  tr,,  empty,  free  (from). 


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285 


legett,  tr.,  lay,  place. 

,  «•  -8,  — ,  fief. 

z.  -8,  *e,  feudal  court. 

fieffensb.err,  /«.  w.,  feudal  lord. 

lefynett,  »«/>".  or  tr.,  lean. 

lefyren,  #•.,  teach. 

£etb,  »*.  -e«,  -er,  body;  person, 
life. 

£eibesfraft,  /.  "e,  physical  force, 
bodily  strength. 

letbltd?,  adj.,  of  one's  body,  own. 

£eid7nam,  m.  -8,  -e,  dead  body, 
corpse. 

Ietd?t,  adj.,  light,  easy,  ready. 

Ietd?tferttg,  adj.,  light,  flippant, 
loose. 

leiben,  litt,  gelitten,  tr.  and  intr., 
suffer,  endure. 

£etben,  «.  -8,  — ,  suffering. 

letber,  inter j.,  alas ! 

letfyen,  lief),  getiehen,  tr.,  lend. 

letften,  tr.,  accomplish,  perform; 
render,  furnish. 

letten,  tr.,  lead,  conduct. 

£eitcr,/  "w.,  ladder. 

lenfen,  tr.,  turn,  direct,  guide,  or- 
der. 

£ett3,  m.  -<«,  -e,  spring,  spring- 
time, prime. 

£copolb  (1292-1326),  Duke  of 
Austria,  second  son  of  the  Em- 
peror Albrecht 

lertten,  tr.,  learn. 

lefen,  Ia§,  gclcjen,  Itcft,  tr.,  read. 

letjt-er,  -e,  -es,  adj.,  final. 

leucfyten,  intr.  (dot.*),  give  light, 
shine. 

£eute,  //.,  people. 

£id?t,  n.  -(e)«,  -e  or  -tv,  light; 
candle. 


t,  tr.,  light;   clear  up,  eluci- 
date. 

Heb-er,  -c,  -e«,  a^'.,  dear,  beloved. 
£tebe,/I  love,  favor. 
Itcbcn,  tr.,  love, 
lieber,  adv.(comp.  of  Ueb,  also  used 

as  comp.  <7/"gern),  rather. 
Itcbltd?,  adj.,  lovely. 
£teb,  n.  -eS,  -er,  song,  ballad. 
Itegen,  lag,  gelegen,  intr.  b.  (and 

f.),  lie,  be  situated,  be;   impers. 

(dat.  with  an) ,  be  important  to, 

concern;  devolve  upon. 
£tnbc,/  w.,  lime  or  linden-tree. 
Itnf,  adj.,  left;   tie  8tnfe,  the  left 

hand;    jur  2mfen,  on  the  left 

(hand). 

Itnfs,  «<&.,  on  the  left 
£ippc,/  a*.,  lip. 

£tfel,  diminutive  of   ©lifabetb,  = 
loben,  tr.,  praise.  [Lizzie. 

£ocfc,/  w.,  lock  (of  hair), 
locf en,  /r.,  allure,  entice, 
loberrt,  tntr.,  blaze,  flicker, 
lot},  adj.,  blazing,  bright. 
£ot]n,  m.  -e8,  *e,  reward,  pay. 
loljnen,  tr.,  reward,  recompense, 
los,  adj.,  loose,  free  (from). 
£os,  n.  -€«,  -e,  lot,   chance,  fate, 

destiny, 
losbtnbett,  banb  — ,  -gebimben,  tr., 

untie,  unfasten, 
lofett,  tr.,  loosen,  free;   refl.,  free 

oneself, 
losgcbcn,  gab — ,  -gegeben  giebt, 

tr.,  set  free,  release, 
loslaffcn,  Iiefj — ,  -gelaffen,  la'fjt, 

tr.,  let  loose,  let  go. 
losretfjen,  rifj  — ,  -geriffen,  refl^ 

break  away. 


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VOCABULARY. 


£ott>er3,  village  on  the  western 
shore  of  Lake  Lowerz. 

£uft,  /  %air,  //.  often  used  for 
the  sing. ;  breeze. 

lugen,  intr.,  look  (U.  G.  word}. 

liigen,  log,  getogen,  intr.,  lie; 
tr.  state  wrongly. 

£uft,/  "e,  desire,  pleasure,  joy. 

liiftern,  adj.,  wanton. 

£u£emburg,  (5raf  con,  Count 
Heinrich  IV  of  Luxemburg,  and 
as  Emperor  Heinrich  VII  (1259- 
1313)  of  Germany. 

£u3crn,  Lucerne,  capital  of  the 
Canton  of  Lucerne,  at  the  west- 
ern end  of  the  lake  of  that  name. 

m. 

rndcfyett,  tr.,  make,  act  (the  part 
of);  mend;  intr.,  do,  act. 

JTtad?t,/.  "-t,  might,  power,  author- 
ity. 

mad?tuj,  adj.,  mighty,  powerful, 
strong;  with  gen.,  master  of. 

BTabd?en,  «.  -%,  — ,  girl,  maiden. 

mfltjTtCtt,  tr.,  remind,  admonish, 
dun. 

HTat,  m.  -e§,  -e,  (also  w.),  May. 

ITtatentau,  m.  -e3,  May-dew. 

malerifd?,  adj.,  picturesque. 

man,  pron.  nom.  sing.,  one,  they, 
people,  some. 

mand?-er,  -e,  -e8,  adj.  and  pron., 
many  a,  many,  many  a  one. 

Ittartbat', «.  -«,  -C,  mandate,  order. 

Itlann,  m.  -e8,  ^er,  man,  husband. 

ITIdnneriDcrt,  m.  -8,  manly  dig- 
nity, [a  man. 

HTannesroort,  n.  -«,  -e,  word  of 


tnannltd?,  adj.,  manly,  valiant, 
brave,  arch.,  monnltd). 

UTarttel,  m.  -«,  *,  mantle,  cloak. 

IHarft,  m.  -e8,  ^e,  market,  market- 
place. 

ITtarter,  /  w.,  torture,  torment. 

nTa§,  n.  —eg,  — e,  measure,  limit. 

mcifjtcjen,  refl,,  moderate,  restrain 
oneself. 

matt,  adj.,  faint,  feeble. 

ITtatte,/  w.,  meadow,  mead. 

ITtauer,/  w.,  wall. 

ITtauerftetn,  m.  -9,  -e,  (building) 
stone. 

IHauIrourfsr}aufc(n) ,  w.w.,mole- 
hill. 

UTaus,/,  Ke,  mouse. 

ITtccr,  n.  -eS,  -e,  sea,  ocean. 

mcfjr,  a^'.  or  adv.,  more. 

IHefyr,  «.  -(e)8,  majority. 

met|rctt,  ^.,  increase,  aggrandize. 

mefjrere,  adj.  (in pi.),  several. 

mefyrft,  adj.,  arch,  for  metjl,  most. 

JTtct|rl)Ctt,yi  w.,  majority. 

metbcn,  mieb,  gemieben,  tr.,  avoid, 
shun. 

HTctcr,  m.  -8,  — ,  steward,  mana- 
ger. 

metn-er,  -e,  -er,  adj.  or  pron., 
my,  mine. 

metrten,  tr.  and  intr.,  think,  mean, 
intend. 

metmcj  (pass,  adj.,  only  with  art.), 
mine;  neut.  as  noun,  my  duty, 
property,  etc. 

mctnrab,  m.  -8,  (died  861),  a 
hermit,  later  canonized,  in  whose 
honor  the  famous  monastery  of 
Einsiedeln  was  founded.  Cf. 
note  to  I.  51 9. 


VOCABULARY. 


287 


IHettttmg,  f.  TV.,  opinion,  intention. 

mctft,  adj.  (super/.  0^Dtel),  most. 

IHetftcr,  m.  -8,  — ,  master. 

metfterfaufj,  m.  -(ff)e«,  -(ff)e, 
master-shot. 

JTteld^ttjal,  n.  -8,  valley  of  the 
Melchaa,  in  the  southern  part 
of  Unterwalden. 

melfcn,  tr.,  milk. 

IHelfnapf,  m.  -(e)8,  *e,  milk -pail. 

JTtelobte',/.  -bi'en,  melody. 

rrtengc,/".  w.,  multitude,  crowd. 

JTtenfd?,  m.  w.,  man,  human  being. 

2Ttenfd?enbenfett,  M.  -8,  the  me- 
mory of  man;  jeit  — ,  since  time 
immemorial. 

menfcfyenleer,  adj.,  unpeopled,  de- 
serted. 

!Tten fd?enfpur, /  w.,  trace  of  man. 

UTenfd?b_ett,  f.,  mankind,  human- 
ity. 

menfd?Itd?,  adj.,  human;  mortal; 
lot  of  man  (of  accident  or  death). 

JTtenfd?Itd??eit,/,  humanity. 

merfen,  tr.,  mark,  observe. 

IHerfmal,  ».  -8,  -e,  mark,  char- 
acteristic. 

meffen,  mafc,  gemeffert,  mi§t,  tr., 
measure,  scrutinize :  rtfl->  vie 
with  (mit). 

IRcttenglocf  Icin,  n.  -8,  — ,  matin 
bell. 

JTteute,/  w.,  pack  of  hounds. 

ITteuteret',  /  «/.,   riot,  rebellion. 

mild?,/,  milk. 

intlb,  adj.,  mild,  generous. 

irttlbe,/.,  mildness,  generosity. 

mtlbtrjatig,  adj.  charitable. 

migbraud?cn,  insep.  tr.,  abuse, 
misuse. 


i,/,  envy,  ill-will, 
ttltt,  prep,  and  adv.,  also  sep.  pref., 

with,  together  with,  along  with, 
mttbringcn,  brad)te  — ,  -gebraifjt, 

tr.,  bring  with, 
mttf  iifjrett,  sep.  tr.,  carry  or  bring 

with, 
mttgeben,     gab    — ,     -gegeben, 

giebt,  tr.,  give,  put  with, 
mttfommen,    fam  — ,    -gefom* 

men,  intr.  \.t  come  along. 
JTtttletb,  n.  -8,  sympathy,  pity, 
mitncrjtncn/   nohm  — ,  -genont* 

men,  nimmt,  tr.,  take  along,  en- 
joy, 
mitfamt,  prep,    (dat.},    together 

with. 

IHttj'd^uIb,/  TV.,  joint  guilt,  com- 
plicity. 
mttfd?rnorcn,    fdjraor   — ,     -ge* 

fdjtrjoren,    intr.,    swear  with 

(others). 
ITttttagfonnc,  /.,  midday-sun, 

southern  sun;  south. 
Itttttagsfttinbe,  /  w.,    hour    of 

noon. 

ITTttte,/!  w.,  middle,  center, 
mtttetlett,   sep.  tr.,  communicate, 

impart. 

ttttttel,  n.  -8,  — ,  means,  way,  ex- 
pedient, 
mitten,    adv.,     midway,    in     the 

middle. 

2Tttttcrnad?t,/  -"e,  midnight,  north, 
mttjtebcn,  jog  — ,  -gejogen,  intr. 

\.,  march  with,  accompany, 
mogen,  modjte,  gemod)t,  mag,  tr 

and  modal  aux.,  may,  be  able, 

can,  like, 
mogltd?,  adj.,  possible. 


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VOCABULARY. 


HTomcnt,  «.  -8,  -e,  moment. 
JTlond?,  m.  -e8,  -e,  monk. 
IHonb,  m.  -eg,  -e,  moon;  //.,  <z/w 

w.,  month. 
IHonbennacfyt,   /,    *e,    moonlit 

night. 

tttonbHd?t,  n.  -(e)8,  moonlight. 
ITlonbregettbogen,  w.  -8,  •%  lunar 

rainbow. 

2Ttonftran3',/.  w.,  monstrance,  pyx. 
IHorb,  m.  -eS,  -e  or  SJJorbtfjaten, 

murder. 

morben,  tr.  or  intr.,  murder. 
JTlorber,  m.  -8,  —  ,  murderer. 
morbertfd?,  adj.,  murderous. 
JHorbgebanfe,  m.  w.,  thought  of 

murder. 
IHorbgetoefyr,  n.  -g,  -e,  murder- 

ous weapon. 

ITtorgett,  m.  -8,  —  ,  morning. 
tnorgen,  adv.,  to-morrow. 
UTorgenrote,  /,  dawn,  day-break. 
UTorgenftrat}!,  m.  -g,  -en,  morn- 

ing-ray. 
ITTorltfcfyacfyen,  village  southwest 

of  Kiissnacht.     See  map. 
ITtortel,  m.  -8,  mortar. 
miibc,  adj.,  tired,  weary. 
IHUfye,/  w.,  toil,  pains,  trouble. 
IHiiller,  ^o^anncs,  the  historian. 

Cf.  note  to  I.  2948. 
ITtlinb,  m.  -eg,  -e,  mouth,  tongue. 
munter,  adj.,  cheerful,  gay. 
mtirrcn,  intr.,  murmur,  grumble. 
HTu'otta,  a  river  flowing  into  Lake 

Lucerne  near  Brunnen. 
,  music. 


miiffen,  tnujjte,  gemugt,  mug, 
modal  aux.,  must,  be  obliged, 
be  compelled. 


mii§uj,  adj.,  idle. 

milftern,  tr.,  survey,  inspect. 

ITTut,  m.  —eg,  courage,  spirit;  de- 
sire, longing. 

tnuttg,  adj.,  courageous,  bold. 

HTuttcr,/  *-,  mother. 

IHiitterd^en,  w.-g,—,  little  mother, 
dear  mother. 

miitterlid?,  adj.,  motherly;  from 
one's  mother.  Cf.  note  to  I.  1344. 

nTuttcrfd?mcr3,  m.  -eg,  -en,  birth- 
pangs. 

iniitje,/^,  cap. 

HlYtfjenftetn,  m.  -g,  one  of  the 
peaks  of  the  Haken,  and  also  a 
rock  in  the  lake  a  little  south 
of  Brunnen.  See  view  p.  1 68. 

n. 

Ttacfy,  prep.  (dat.~)  and  adv.,  also 
sep.  prefix,  after,  towards,  to, 
according  to. 

Hacfybar,  m.  -g  or  -n,  -n,  neigh- 
bor. 

nacfybem,  conj.,  after. 

nad?brangcn,  intr.,  press  after. 

nacfybringen,  brang  — ,  -gebrune 
gen,  intr.  f.f  press  after. 

,  *r/.  intr.  f.,  hasten  after, 
n,  m.  -8,  — ,  (small)  boat. 

nacfyfolgen,  sep.  intr.  \.,  follow 
after. 

nadpgctjcn,  ging  — ,  -gegangen, 
intr.  \.,  follow,  pursue. 

ttacfyljer,  adv.,  afterwards. 

nad7Jagcn,  sep.  intr.  \.  and  h., 
pursue,  hunt. 

nad?f  ommcn,  fam  — ,  -gefotnmen, 
intr,  \.f  come  after,  follow. 


VOCABULARY. 


289 


ZTad?rid?t,/.  w.,  news,  information. 

Ttad?fet3en,  sep.  intr.,  follow,  pur- 
sue. 

nacfyfprecfyert,  farad)  — ,  -gefpro= 
cfjen,  ftmcht,  tr,t  speak  after, 
repeat. 

nddpft,  adj.  (super!,  of  tlah[e]), 
next,  nearest. 

riSL&$t,prep.  (dat},  next,  close  to. 

nad?ftiir3cn,  intr.  f.,  rush  after. 

Had?t,  /  "•(.,  night;  be§  SftadjtS 
(irreg.  gen.},  in  the  night,  at 
night. 

nad?tfyurt,  tfiat  — ,  -getfian,  (dat. 
of  per  s},  do  after,  imitate. 

rtad^tltd?,  ««)'.,  nightly,  by  night. 

nacfyts,  «<&>.,  at  night,  in  the  night. 

ZTad?t3Ctt,/  iv.,  night-time. 

nad?3tetjcn,  jog  — ,  -gejogen,  tr., 
draw  after. 

Hacfcn,  m.  -8,  — ,  neck. 

nacF t,  «^'.,  naked. 

nafy(e)  (naber,  nad^ft),  a^'.  and 
adv.,  near,  close. 

Hafye,/,  nearness,  neighborhood, 
presence. 

ttafyen,  intr.  j.  (also  reft.},  ap- 
proach, draw  near. 

natjcrn,  reft.,  approach,  draw  near. 
,  tr.,  feed,  nourish,  support. 
f.  w.,  food,  nourish- 
ment. 

ZTatru(n),  m.  -(lt)8,  — ,  name. 

narrtfd?,  adj.,  foolish. 

ZTatur',/.  w.,  nature. 

natltrccrgcjfcn,  part,  adj.,  un- 
natural, degenerate. 

Hauc,/  w.,  boat. 

Hebdbecf  c,/  w.,  covering  of  mist, 
veil  of  fog. 


Tteben,  /?-<?/.  (dat.  and  ace.},  be- 

side, by. 

neb(e)ltd?t,  adj.,  misty,  cloudy. 
n^i,  prep,  (dat},  together  with. 
Heffe,  m.  w.,  nephew. 


tr.,  take,  receive,  accept. 

,  m.  -e§,  envy. 
netbtfd?,  adj.,  envious. 
nctn,  adv.,  no. 
nettnert,    nannte,    genonnt,   tr., 

name,  call;   reft.,  be  called. 
Heft,  n.  -e«,  -e,  net. 
rteu,  «^'.,  new,  fresh,  modern  ;  Sou 

neuem,  auf§  neue,  anew,  afresh. 
Heuerung,/  w.,  innovation. 
Hcugier,/,  curiosity. 
ntd^t,  ao'z'.,  not. 
tticfyts,  z'waV^.  pron.,  naught,  noth- 

ing, not  anything;  —  al8,  noth- 

ing but. 
nib,  prep,    (dat.},   below.   (Swiss 

word.} 

me,  adv.,  never;  nod)  —  ,  never  yet. 
nteber,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  down, 

downwards. 
nieberbrertnen,  bratmte  —  ,  -ge« 

brannte,  tr.   (or  intr.  f.),  burn 

down. 
meberfalfen,   fid   —  ,   -gefaQen, 

faltt,  intr.  \.t  faU  down,  prostrate 

oneself.  [down. 

nteberfnieen,  sep.  intr.  f.,  kneel 
nteberlaffen,   Ueg   —  ,  -gefaffen, 

la^t,  tr.,  let  down,  lower. 
nteberquellen,  quoH  —  ,  -geqnol» 

len,  qiltltt,  intr.  f.  and  I).,  flow 

down. 
meberrcigert,  rife  —  ,  -geriffen,  tr., 

tear  or  pull  down. 


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VOCABULARY. 


nteberfd?tagen,  fdjlug  — ,  -ge= 
fdjlagen,  fchlagt,  tr.,  strike  down. 

nteberfd?mel3en,  fdjmolj  — ,  -ge* 
fdjmolsen,  fdjmilgt,  m/r.  f.,  melt 
down. 

meberfenben,  fanbte  — ,  -gefanbt, 
tr.,  send  down. 

nteberftnfen,  fan!  — ,  -gefunfen, 
intr.  f.,  sink  down. 

meberfteicjen,  ftieg  — ,  -geftiegen, 
intr.  f.,  descend. 

meberftofjen,  ftiefj  — ,  -geftofjen, 
ftbfjt,  tr.,  strike  down. 

ZTtebcrung,/  w.,  low  land. 

ntebermerfen,  toarf  — ,-geroorfen, 
ttrirft,  tr.,  cast  down;  refl.,  pros- 
trate oneself. 

mentals,  adv.,  never. 

ntcmanb,  pron.,  no  one,  nobody. 

trimmer,  adv.,  never. 

nimmermefjr,  adv.,  never,  by  no 
means. 

ntrgenb(s),  adv.,  nowhere. 

n\t,for  nid)t,  adv., not,  M.G.  and 
S.  G.}. 

nod?,  adv.,  yet,  as  yet,  still,  even, 
besides;  conj.,  nor. 

ZTot,  f-  ""c,  need,  necessity,  dis- 
tress; /r«/.  adj.,  not  tfyun  a«^/ 
not  fein,  be  necessary;  toon 
nbten  fyaben  (wzV/4  ^w.),  have 
need  of.  [sity. 

notgcbrungen,/ar/.  a^'.,  by  neces- 

Hotgeroetjr, «.  -8,  -e,  lit.,  "weapon 
in  need,"  weapon  for  self-de- 
fense. 

HottDebr,/,  self-defense. 

nun,  adv.,  now;   as  interj.,  well ! 

nut,  adv.,  only;  just  or  do  w/V& 
imp.,  merely. 


(D,  z'«A?r/.,  O  !  oh  ! 

ob,   adv.    (in   compounds},   over, 

above;  prep.    (dat.  and  gen.~), 

on  account  of. 
ob,  conj.,  whether,  if;   =  obfdjon, 

although. 

(Dbbad?,  «.  -8,  shelter. 
oben,  adv.,  above,  before. 
(Dberfycmpt,  ».  -e«,  ^er,  head,  chief. 
oberb.errltd?,  adj.,  sovereign. 
obgletd?  or  ob  —  gleicf),  ««/.,  al- 

though. 
(Dbmann,  m.  -g,  -e  or  ^er,  arbit- 

rator, judge. 
©brtgfett,/  w.,  authority,  magis- 

tracy. 

©d?s,  m.  w.,  ox. 
b'be,  «^'.,  waste,  desert,  desolate, 

solitary. 
ober,  conj.,  or. 
off  en,  adj.,  open. 
offenba'ren,  tr.,  reveal. 
offentltd?,  adj.,  public. 
offnen,  tr.,  open;   refl.,  open,  be 

disclosed. 
oft,  adv.,  often. 
(Dfyetm,  m.  -8,  -e,  uncle. 

,  m.  -8,  -e,  (arch.),  uncle. 
/^/.  (ac*-.)  ,  without. 

tg,  adj.,  impotent,  weak, 


(Dfyr,  n.  -e8,  -en,  ear. 

(Dpfer,  n.  -8,  —  ,  offering,  sacrifice, 

victim. 

(Drd?efter,  n.  -8,  —  ,  orchestra. 
orbentltcfy,  adj.  or  adv.,  orderly, 

proper;   respectable. 
,  order. 


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29I 


©ft,  m.  -e8,  -Corner,   place; 

canton. 

(Dil(er)retd7,  n.  -(e)g,  Austria, 
oftltd?,  adj.,  eastern. 


,  n.  -e«,  -e,  par. 
Pair  (pron.  as  E.  pair),  m.  -g, 

-e  0r  -8,  peer. 
Palm,  Hubolf  Don,  accomplice  of 

Duke  John  of  Swabia. 
Pabft,  m.  -eg,  ^e,  pope. 
Parables',  «.  -eg,  -e,  paradise. 
Parrtct'ba,  m.  parricide. 
Partetung,/.  w.,  faction,  schism. 
Pafj,  «.  -(ff)e«,  -"(fi)e,  pass,  defile. 

pause,  stop,  rest. 
, «.  -eg/er,  fur-doublet. 
Pergament',  ».  -8,  -e,  parchment, 

document 

Perle,/  w.,  pearl,  jewel. 
Perfort',  f.  w.,  person,  character, 

role;  pi.,  dramatis  personse. 
peter,  Sanft,  Saint  Peter. 
Pfab,  m.  -e8,  -e,  path. 
Pfaff(e),  m.  w.,  priest. 
Pfa^3/y»  w->  palace. 
Pfanb,  w.-e«,  ^er,  pledge,  security. 
Pfarrer,  m.  -8,  — ,  priest. 
Pfauenfeber,   f.    w.,    peacock's 

feather. 

Pfeife,/  w.,  pipe,  whistle. 
Pfetl,  m.  -g,  -e,  arrow. 
Pferb,  «.  -eg,  -e,  horse;  ju  — ,  on 

horseback. 

Pf(an3C,/  w.,  plant. 
pflan3en,  tr.t  plant. 
PJTege,/,  care,  attendance, 
pflegen,  zw/r.,  be  accustomed,  use; 


•with gen.,  9?atg  — ,  take  council; 
tr.,  foster. 

Pfltd7t,  /  w.,  duty,  obligation,  al- 
legiance. 

pfltd7ta.ema'§,  adj.,  as  in  duty 
bound. 

pfltd^tig,  adj.,  bound,  under  obli- 
gations. 

Pffag,,  m.  -eg,  *e,  plow. 

PJTugftter,  m.  -g,  -e,  ox 


Pforte,/.  w.,  gate,  door. 

Pfoften,  m.  -g,  — ,  post. 

pi!e,  /  w.,  pike. 

pilger,  m.  -g,  — ,  pilgrim. 

Pilgerstrad^t,/  w->  pilgrim's  garb. 

plagen,  /?•.,  harass,  vex;   drudge. 

Platte,/  w.,  ledge,  shelf. 

platj,  m.  -eg,  *e,  place,  room, 
ground. 

plotjltd?,  a^'.,  sudden. 

Popan3,  w.  -eg,  -e,  scarecrow. 

Port,  w.  -g,  -c,  port,  harbor. 

pracfytDoll,^'.,  magnificent,  splen- 
did. 

prancjen,  intr.,  shine,  be  splendid, 
flaunt,  parade. 

Pranger,  m.  -g,  — ,  pillory. 

praffeltt,  intr.,  crackle. 

Prets,  m.  -eg,  -e,  prize,  reward. 

pretfen,  prieg,  gepriejen,  tr.,  praise; 
refl.,  account  oneself. 

preffen,  tr.,  press,  oppress. 

Profpeft',  m.  -g,  -e,  prospect, 
view. 

priifen,  tr.,  prove,  examine. 

Priifung,/  w.,  trial,  test. 

Puts,  w.  -eg,  -e,  pulse,  heart- 
throb, [mantle. 

Purpurmantel,  m.  -g,  "-,  purple 


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(Quell,/  w.,  pain,  agony. 
CjltSlctt,/''.,  torment,  harass;  worry; 

?•£/?.,  vex  oneself. 
Qualm,  m.  -§,  vapor. 
Quell,  w.  -e8,  -e,  spring,  fountain. 
e,  /  W-,  spring,  fountain. 


H. 

Habe,  m.  w.,  raven. 

Kad?e,/,  vengeance,  revenge. 

Hadjegetft,  m.  -e8,  -er,  spirit  of 
vengeance. 

(r.,  avenge,  revenge. 
r,  w.  -8,  —  ,  avenger. 
fiirfl,  n.  -8,  -e,  thirst  for 
revenge. 

ragett,  intr.,  project,  be  prominent. 

Hattb,  m,  -e8,  -"er,  edge,  border. 

Hanf,  m.  -(e)8,  ^e  0«/v  *»  //.)» 
plots,  intrigues. 

Soppersnml,  now  Rapperschwyl, 
town  in  the  canton  of  St.  Gall 
on  the  northern  shore  of  Lake 
Zurich  near  its  eastern  end.  Cf. 
note  to  I.  1361. 

rafd?,  adj.,  quick,  swift. 

rafett,  intr.  \.,  rage,  rave. 

raftlos,  adj.,  restless. 

Sot,  m.  -g,  pi.,  gjatftfllage,  coun- 
sel, advice;  //.,  ^e,  council, 
councillor;  means,  aid;  —  h5t|= 
fen,  know  what  to  do,  how  to 
help. 

raten,  net,  geraten,rat,  tr.  or  intr. 
(dat.~),  advise,  counsel. 

Hattjcms,  n.  -e8,  "er,  town-hall. 

Hailb,  m.  -(e)«,  robbery,  pillage. 


rcmbert,  tr.,  rob,  pillage. 
Zlailbcr,  m  -8,  — ,  robber. 
Haitbtter,  n.  -(e)8,  -e,  beast  of 

prey. 

Kaud?,  m.  -(e)§,  smoke. 
Kaum,  m.  -(e)8,  -"e,  room,  space. 
ra'umcn,   tr.,  make   room,   clear, 
vacate. 

,  intr.  &.,  roar,  rustle. 
,  m.  w.,  rebel, 
en,  m.  -8,  — ,  rake. 

t,  intr.,  count  upon,  reckon, 
depend. 

Hedpnuncj,  /.  w.,  reckoning,  cal- 
culate. 

red^t,  adj.,  right,  true,  real,  gen- 
uine;   bie   Stedjte,  right  hand; 
gur  9ted)ten,  on  the  right. 
Hed?t,   n.  -e8,  -e,  right,  justice; 

—  fpredjen,  render  justice, 
redden,  intr.,  be  at  law. 
red^tferttgen,  tr.  insep.,  justify. 
red?tlos,  adj.,  outlawed. 

redpts,  adv.   (gen?),  on  the  right 

hand;  to  or  from  the  right. 
Hebe,/ w., speech;  talk,  discourse; 

—  ftetjeit,  answer,  give  account; 
gur  —  fommen,  be  mentioned  or 
talked  about. 

rebett,  intr.  or  tr.,  speak,  talk. 

rebltd),  adj.,  honest,  just;  adv., 
honestly,  steadily. 

Heblid^ett,/,  honesty. 

rege,  adj.,  active. 

regen,  re/I.,  move. 

Hegen,  m.  -8,  — ,  rain.          [bow. 

Hegenbogen,  /».  -8,  —  or  "-,  rain- 

Hegent',  m.  w.,  regent. 

regteren,  tr.  or  intr.,  reign,  di- 
rect, guide. 


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Hegiment,  n.  -8,  -e,  power,  gov- 
ernment. 

reicb,,  adj.,  rich. 

Hctcfy,  «.  -e8,  -e,  empire. 

reicfycn,  ^.,  reach,  hand,  extend. 

reid/Hcb,  adj.,  plentiful,  abundant. 

Heicbsbote,  m.  tv.,  imperial  mes- 
senger. 

Hetcfysfiirft,  m.  w.,  prince  of  the 
empire. 

Heicfyspanier,  m.  -8,  -e,  imperial 
standard. 

Heicfyscoqt,    m.   -8,   -"e,   imperial 
governor. 

fye,/  w.,  row,  line;   rank, 
n,  m.  -8,  — ,  row,  line. 

rein,  adj.,  clean,  pure,  innocent; 
adv.,  absolutely. 

Heis,  ».  -e8,  -er,  twig. 

Heisfyo^,  n.  -e8,  brushwood. 

Heifige,  *«.  «/.,  mounted  soldier. 

retfjen,    rife,    geriffen,    />-.,    tear, 
snatch  away,  wrest. 

reiten,  rttt,  gerttten,  intr.  \.  or  b., 
ride. 

Hettcr,  m.  -8,  — ,  rider,  trooper. 

Hettersmarttt,  /«.  -8,  ^er  or  -leiite, 
horseman,  trooper. 

rct3Ctt»  tr., irritate, provoke;  charm. 

rcnrten,  ronnte,  gerannt,  intr.  \. 
or  h.(  run. 

Hcfpcft,  m.  -(e)8,  respect. 

Heft,  m.  -(e)8,  -e,  remains. 

retten,  tr.,  rescue,  save. 

Hetter,  m.  -8,  — ,  rescuer. 

Hettung,  f.    w.,   rescue,   deliver- 
ance. 

rettungslos,  adj.,  beyond  recovery. 

Hettungsufer,  n.  -8,  — ,  shore  of 
safety. 


Heite,/,  repentance. 

reuen,  tr.,  regret,  repent    (usual, 

impers^).  [tance. 

Heuetrjrane,  /  w.,  tear  of  repen- 
Heufj,/,  a  river  which  enters  lake 

Lucerne    from   the   south,  and, 

passing  through  it,  flows  into  the 

Aare  near  Windisch.    See  map. 

',/  w.,  bow. 
tn,  m.  -8,  the  river  Rhine. 

,  now  Rheinfelden,  town 

in  the  canton  of  Aargau.     Cf. 

note  to  I.  1324. 
rtdjten,  tr.,  direct,  aim;  reft.,  raise 

oneself;   intr.,  judge. 
Htcfyter,  m.  -8,  — ,  judge, 
rtdpterltd?,  adj.,  judicial. 
Htdpterfprud?,  m.  -§,  *e,  sentence. 
Hicfytmufj,  n.  -e8,  -e,  carpenter's 

square. 

Htegel,  m.  -8,  — ,  bolt. 
Htgtberg,   m.  -8,  a  mountain  on 

the  east  shore  of  Lake  Lucerne. 

See  map. 
Kinb,  n.  -(f)8,  -er,  ox,  cow;  //., 

cattle. 

Htng,  m.  -(e)$,  -e,  ring, 
rtngen,   rang,    gerungen,    intr., 

struggle,  writhe;    re/I.,  struggle; 

tr.,  wring, 
rings,   adv.   around,  in   a  circle; 

—  beriim,  round  about, 
rtngsum,  adv.,  round  about. 
rtngsumrjCr,  adv.,  round  about, 
rinnen,  rann,  geronnen,  intr.  \., 

flow. 

Ht§,  m.  -(ff)e8,  -e,  gap,  cleft. 
Hitter,  »/.  -8,  — ,  knight. 
Hitterfrduleitt,  «.  -8,  — ,  noble 

lady. 


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VOCABULARY. 


Httterfletbuttg,  /.,  knight's  cos- 
tume. 

rttterltd?,  adj.,  knightly. 

Hittermantel,  m.  -8,  ^e,  knight's 
cloak. 

Httterpfrid?t,/  «/.,  knightly  duty. 

Httterroort,  n.  -8,  -e,  knightly 
word. 

rol|,  adj.,  rough. 

Hotjr,  n.  -(e)8,  -t  or  *e,  reed. 

roflen,  intr.  or  tr.,  roll. 

Bomerfrone,  f.  tv.,  crown  of  the 
Roman  empire. 

Homering,  m.  -8,  *e,  expedition 
to  Rome.  Cf.  note  to  I.  1134. 

Ho§,  n.  -(ff)e«,  -e,  steed,  horse. 

Ho§bcrg,  a  castle  in  Unterwalden 
on  Lake  Alpnach.  See  map. 

roften,  intr.  \.  or  b.,  rust. 

roftig,  adj.,  rusty. 

rot  (rb'ter,  rot  [e]  ft),  red. 

rnd?  tbar,  arch,  for  rud)bar,  known, 
notorious. 

Hu'cfen,  m.  -8,  — ,  back,  rear; 
support. 

riicf'fprmgen,  intr.  \.,  rare  for 
juriiclfpringen,  spring  back- 
wards (only  used  insep.). 

HtlbcttJ,  a  small  castle  at  Fliielen, 
formerly  belonging  to  the  lords 
of  Attinghausen,  from  which 
Ulrich  von  Rudenz  derives  his 
name. 

Huber,  n.  -8,  — ,  oar. 

rilbern,  tr.  or  intr.  b.,  row. 

Hubcrcr,  m.  -«,  — ,  rower. 

Hllbolf  (1218-1291),  Rudolf  I  von 
Habsburg;  elected  emperor  in 

1273- 
ZUlf,  m.  -e«,  -e,  call,  report. 


rufcn,  ricf,  geritfen,  intr.  or  tr., 
call  (for,  um),  summon. 

Hufft  (Swiss),  n.  -«,  landslide. 

KuIjC,  /.,  rest,  repose,  quiet, 
peace. 

rutjen,  intr.  b,.,  rest. 

rur(tg,  adj.,  at  rest,  quiet. 

Hltfym,  m.  -(e)8,  fame,  renown. 

rub,mcn,  tr.,  praise;  refl.,  be  proud 
of  or  in  (gen.) ;  boast. 

riifymltd?,  adj.,  glorious,  praise- 
worthy. 

riiljren,  tr.,  move;  beat  (of  drums). 

Hut'ne,/  w.,  ruin. 

Kunfe,/  w.,  channel,  runlet. 

riiftcn,  tr.  andrefl.,  prepare,  equip ; 
arm. 

Hiitli,  n.  -8,  a  meadow  on  the 
west  shore  of  Lake  Lucerne. 
Cf.  note  to  I.  727,  and  map. 


Saal,  m.  -(e)S,  -e,  hall,  (large) 

room. 

Saat,/  w.,  seed. 
Sacfye,/.  w.,  thing,  affair;   cause, 
faen,  tr.,  sow. 
fagcn,  tr.,  say,  tell. 
Sals,  n.  -e«,  -e,  salt, 
fammdn,  tr.,  collect,  gather. 
Sammlung,  /    w.,    composure, 

meditation, 
fanft    (ffinfter,  |finft[e]jl),  adj., 

gentle,    mild;    —    tbim,    treat 

gently. 

SanFt,  indec.  adj.,  saint. 
Sarncn,  a  town  of  Ob  dem  Wald 

or  Obwalden. 


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5anten,   «.,   the    chief   town    of 

Ob  dem  Wald,  in  the  canton  of 

Unterwalden,  on  the  lake  of  the 

same    name,    the    residence    of 

Landenberg. 
Sartter,  adj.,  of  Sarnen. 
Saffe,  m.  iv-,  freeholder,  tenant; 

serf,  vassal,  bondsman. 
Sattigung,/,  satisfaction. 
fcmer,  adj.,  bitter. 
fcmgen,  fog,  gefogen,  tr.,  drink  in, 

absorb. 

Sciule,_/^  to.,  column. 
fdumen,  intr.,  delay,  tarry,  hesi- 

tate. 

Sciumer,  m.  -9,  —  ,  carrier. 
Saumro§,  ».  -(ff)e«,  -(ff)e,  pack 

horse. 
Scene,  f.w.,  stage;  in  bie  —  m= 

fenb,  calling  behind  the  scenes. 
Scepter,  «•  -8,  —  ,  scepter. 
Sdpad^en,  m.  -8,  a  river  flowing 

from  the  east  past  Biirglen  into 

the  Reuss.     See  map. 
Sd?dd?entf}al,  n.  -«,  valley  of  the 

Schachen. 

l,  m.  -8,  —  ,  skull. 

.  -008,  JLt  damage, 

harm. 

fd?aben,  intr.,  hurt,  injure. 
fd^Sbtgen,  ^.,  damage,  hurt. 
Sd?af,  n,  -e8,  -e,  sheep. 
fd?affen,    fcfyiif,    gefcf)affen,     tr., 

make,  create;   w.  tr.  or  intr.  b., 

work;     bring    about;    procure, 

get. 
Sd^affrjaufen,  capital  of  the  Can- 

ton    of    Schaffhausen,    on    the 

Rhine,  north  of  Lake  Lucerne. 

See  map. 


Sd?affttet,  m.  -€,  —  ,  steward. 
Sd?all,  m.  -(e)8,  -e,  sound. 
fdjalien,  fdjott  or  fdjattte, 

{en,  gefcfjaHt,  intr.  I),  or  f.,  re- 

sound,  ring,  echo. 
fdpalten,  intr.,  rule,  command. 
Scfyam,/,  modesty. 
fcfyamen,  reft.,   be   ashamed   (of, 

gen.}. 

fcfyauben,  tr.,  disgrace,  dishonor. 
S^anber,  m.  -8,  —  ,  despoiler. 
Sdpdnbltdbfeit,/  «/.,  disgrace. 
$<fy&n$£tf.  iu.,  chance,  hazard  ;  in 

bte  —  fchlagen,  cast  in  the  scale, 

hazard. 

SfyaiC,/.  iv.,  band,  host. 
fdparf  (f^firfer,  fd|arf[ejft),  adj., 

sharp,  keen. 
fd^arren,  ^.,  paw. 
Sd?atte(n),  w.  -n8,  -It,  shadow. 
Scfyat},  m.  -e8,  ^e,  treasure. 
Sdjan,/.  iv.,  show;  gur  —  tragen, 

display. 

fd?cwbertt,  intr.,  shudder. 
fd?auen,    intr.,   look   (at),   gaze; 

tr.,  see,  behold. 
fd^auerltd?,  adj.,  horrible. 
fd^aumen,  intr.  i).f  foam. 
£><fyaup\a§,  m.  -68,  ^e,  scene. 
Sd?ailfpiel,    «.   -(£)§>   ~e/   spec- 

tacle.  [ous. 

fd^eel,  adj.,  askance,  envious,  jeal- 
Sd^etbe,/  w.,  target. 
fdjetben,  fcfjieb,  gefcfaieben,  tr.,  sep- 

arate,  divide;    intr.  \.,  depart, 

leave;  bah,  in  —  ,  die. 
Scfyetn,  m.  -(e)8,  pretext. 
fdjetttetl,  fd^ien,  gefcijienen,  intr., 

seem. 
fd?ellen,  tr.  or  intr.  b.,  ring. 


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ftelten,  fd&att,  gefcholten,  fdjilt, 
tr.  or  intr,  (with  anf),  scold,  cen- 
sure; deride  as  (with  two  aces.}. 

fd?ertfen,  tr.,  give,  grant,  bestow. 

Scfyer^,  m.  -e8,  -e,  jest. 

fd?er3en,  intr.,  jest. 

fdpeu,  #<#.,  timid,  fearful. 

fdpeucn,  tr.,  fear,  shun. 

Sdjeune,/  w.,  barn. 

fd^tcFen,  /r.  0r  intr.,  send. 

Scfytcf  fal,  «.  -8,  -e,  fate,  lot. 

Sd?tcffalsprobc,/  w.,  trial  of  fate. 

Sdpicfung,/  w.,  dispensation. 

Scfyteferbecfer,  w.  -8/  — ,  slate- 
layer,  tiler. 

fd^telen,  intr.,  glance  furtively. 

fcfytegen,  fdjojj,  gejcboffen,  tr.  or 

intr.,  shoot. 

Sd7te§3eug,  n.  -(e)8,  shooting 
implements. 

Sd?iff,  n.  -(e)8,  -e,  ship,  boat. 

Sdptffbrud?,  w.  -8,  ^e/  shipwreck. 

fd7tffett,  intr.  \.  or  I).,  embark. 

Sd?tffer,  m.  -8,  — ,  boatman. 

Sdpiffletrt,  w.  -«,  — ,  small  boat. 

Sd?ilb,  n.  -(e)«,  -er,  shield. 

e,/  w.,  sentinel,  guard. 
z.  -8.   — /    glimmer, 
gleam. 

Sd?tmpf,  w.  -e«,  -e,  insult,  dis- 
grace. 

Sdptrm,  m.  -e§/  -e,  shelter,  pro- 
tection. 

fdptrmen,  tr.,  shelter,  protect; 
reft.,  seek  protection. 

Scfytrmer,  w.  -§,  — ,  protector. 

5d7lad?t,/w.,  battle. 

Sdplacfytfcfytpert,  ».  -8,  -er,  battle- 
sword. 

Scfylaf,  m.  -(e)«,  sleep. 


5d?Iafcr,  «z.  -«,  — ,  sleeper. 

Sdplagbaum,  w.  -8,  -"e,  toll-gate. 

fd?Iagen,{cf)litg,  gef(f)Iagen,  fdjltigt, 
tr.,  beat,  strike,  throw;  intr., 
strike,  beat ;  reft.,  fight  one's  way. 

SdpIaglatDt'ne,/  w.,  avalanche. 

ScfylancjC,/  w.,  serpent. 

fd^Iecfyt,  adj.,  plain ;   bad,  low. 

fcfyletdjen,  fdjlid),  gefd)tid)en,  intr. 
f.,  sneak,  steal,  glide. 

,  intr.  b.,  be  slow,  loiter. 
,  tr.,  drag. 

fd?Ieubern,  tr.,  hurl. 

fcfyfeitntg,  adj.,  quick,  swift;  adv., 
swiftly,  rapidly. 

Scfyltd?,  m.  -e8,  -e,  secret  path,  by- 
way. 

fcfyHcfyt,  adj.,  plain,  straightfor- 
ward. 

fd?Itd>ten,  tr.,  adjust,  settle. 

fd?Hc§en,  fdjfoj;?,  gefdtjloffen,  tr., 
close,  end,  conclude,  make;  en- 
close, bound. 

fcfyltmm,  adj.,  bad,  evil. 

Scfylmge,/  w.,  noose. 

Sd?Io§,  «.  -((f)e8,  -(ff)er,  lock; 
castle. 

fc^Iummern,  z'«/>".  b.,  slumber. 

Sdjlunb,    /».  -(e)8,   -"e,    gorge, 

Scfplug,  «.  -(ff)e«,  -(fDe,  conclu- 
sion. 

Sd^mad),/.,  disgrace,  dishonor. 

fcfymacfyten,  intr.,  pine  (for,  nacl)), 
languish. 

fd7metd7eln,  intr.  b.  (dat.*),  flatter. 

Sdpmels,  w.  -e8,  enamel,  bril- 
liance. 

Sd?mcr3,  »/.  -e8  and  -en8,  -en, 
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VOCABULARY. 


t,  tr.  (used  also  impers.}, 
pain,  grieve. 

Sd?mer3ertspfeU,  m.  -9,  -e,  pain- 
ful arrow. 

Sd?mer3ensfeb.nfud?t,  /,  painful 
longing. 

fd?mer3Hd?,  adj.,  painful. 

fd?mer33ernffen,  part,  adj.,  rent 
with  pain  or  grief. 

Sd?mtb,  m.  -(e)8,  -e,  smith. 

fd?mteben,  tr.,  forge. 

fd?mtegen,  refl.,  cling. 

fcfymud5,  «<#'.,  trim,  neat 

fd?miicfen,  tr.,  adorn. 

5d?nccfe,/  "w.,  snail. 

Sd?neegebtrg(e),  «.-(e)8,-e,  snow- 
capped mountains. 

fdpneiben,  fdjnitt,  gefdjnitten,  tr. 
or  intr.,  cut. 

fcbjtell,  adj.,  quick,  swift,  violent. 

fcfyott,  adv.,  already;  even;  truly, 
indeed. 

fcfyon,  adj.,  beautiful,  fair,  noble. 

fcfyonett,  tr.  or  intr.  (with  gen?), 
spare. 

fcfyopfen,  tr.,  draw,  procure. 

Sdjopfung,/  w.,  creation. 

Sd?opfungstag,  m.  -8,  -e,  day  of 
creation. 

Sd?o§,  w.  -e«,  *e,  lap,  bosom. 

Sd?ranfe,/  w.,  limit. 

fdjrecfen,  tr.,  frighten,  terrify. 

Sdjrccfen,  m.  —8,  — ,  fright,  terror. 

Scfyrecfensftrafje,  /.  w.,  street  of 
terror. 

Scfyrecf  tjorn,  «.  -6,  a  famous  peak 
of  the  Bernese  Alps. 

fdjrccf lid?,  a^r'.,  fearful,  horrible. 

Scfcecfms,  ».  -(ff)e«,  -(ff)e,  hor- 


,  «.  -8,  —  ,  letter,  docu- 
ment. 

fcfyreten,  fd)rie,  gcfdirteen,  intr., 
cry,  shout,  cry  out;  part.,  fdjrei* 
eitb,  cf.  note  to  I.  1840. 
fdpretten,  fdjritt,  gejc^ritten,  zw/r. 

f.,  stride,  step. 

Sd7rttt,  w.  -(e)«,  -e,  step,  pace. 
fd^roff,  adj.,  steep,  abrupt. 

zw.,  debt,  guilt,  fault. 
tg,  adj.,  indebted;  —  bleibett, 
owe;  guilty. 

w.,  shoulder. 
,  m.  w.,  villain,  knave. 
,  tr.,  gird,  dress. 
Sfyifj,  «.  -(ff)e«,  '(ff)e,  shot. 
fd^iittdn,  tr.,  shake. 
Sd^utj,  m.  -e€,  protection,  defense; 
gu  @d)lllj  llllb  Sritt?,  for  offense 
and  defense. 

.  w.,  marksman,  archer. 
,  tr.,  shelter,  defend. 
Sd^iitjenregel,  f.  w.,  marksman's 

rule. 

fd7tr>abtfd7,  adj.,  Swabian. 
fdproad?  (fcfjttjadjer,  jdjwocfjft),  adj., 
weak,  feeble. 

,  m.  -8,  —  ,  father-in-law. 
«^r.    impers.    (dat.}, 
forebode. 

fd^roanf,  a<^'.,  flexible,  slender. 
fd?roanfcn,  intr.,  rock,  toss. 
Sd?roarm,  m.  -e«,  ^e,  swarm. 


a^'.,  black;  neut.  as  noun,  bfl§ 
©c^warje,  the  centre,  bull's  eye. 
Cf.  note  to  I.  1939. 
Sd?roar3C  Berg,  bcr.  The  Black 
Mountain  =  the  Briinig.  Cf. 
note  to  1.  1  193. 


298 


VOCABULARY. 


fcbtoebert,  intr.  b,.,  hover,  hang. 

fd?n>etgen,  f<f)ttneg,  gefd)tt)iegen, 
intr.  b.,  be  silent. 

Sd?n>et3,/,  Switzerland. 

Sd?n>et3er,  m.  -§,  — ,  Swiss. 

Sd?t»ct3crtn,/.,  Swiss  woman. 

fd?n>elgen,  *«#•.  b,.,  revel. 

Sd?tDeIIe,/  w.,  threshold. 

fcbtper,  adj.,  heavy;  difficult;  griev- 
ous, [laden. 

fd?tr>erbelaben,  part,  adj.,  heavy- 

5d7tr>ert,  «.  -(08,  -erf  sword. 

Sd?u>efter,/.  «>.,  sister. 

Sd^mefterforjn,  *».  -8,  •"*,  nephew. 

fd?tmmmen,  fdjummm,  gefdjwom* 
men,  intr.  b.  or  f.,  swim. 

Scfynnmmer,  m.  -8,  — ,  swimmer. 

fd7tmnb(e)Itd?t,  adj.,  dizzy. 

fdpanngen,  fd)tt>ang,  gefdjroungen, 

/r.  or  intr.fy.,  swing,  wave;  reft., 

leap. 
fd?n>oren,  fdjtoor  <?r  ft^reur,  ge= 

fd^rcoren,  tr.  or  intr.  h.,  swear, 

take  an  oath. 
Sdproung,  w.  -e§,  ^e,  flight,  strain; 

lively    air,    flourish    (of  instru- 
ments). 

Sdpomr,  m.  -e8,  ^e,  oath. 
Sd7tpy3  (_y  like  long  e),  a  canton 

and    its  capital,  east    of    Lake 

Lucerne.     See  map. 
Sd?n>Y3er,  adj.,  belonging  to  the 

canton    of    Schwyz;    as    noun, 

Switzer  or  Swiss. 
Sd7tr>Y3erIanb,  n.  -(e)£,  -e,  the 

canton  of  Schwyz;   Switzerland. 
fed?S,  num.,  six. 
fed/ft,  num.  adj.,  sixth. 
Sec,  w.  w.,  lake. 
Scclc,/  w.,  souL 


Segen,  w.  -g,  — ,  blessing. 

fcgenooll,  adj.,   rich   in   blessing, 

beneficent, 
fegnett,  tr.,  bless, 
fefyen,  fo^,  gejeben,  fteljt,  tr.  or 

intr.  ^.,  see,  look. 
Setjer,  w.  -8,  — ,  seer, 
fcljncn,  re/I.,  long,  yearn;  as  subst., 

longing,  yearning, 
fcrjr,  adv.,  very,  much. 
Setbc,/  -U).,  silk. 
SctI,  «.  -(f)8,  -e>  rope, 
fctn,  ttar,  geroefen,  bin,  i»/r.  f., 

be,  exist, 
fein,  adj.,  his,  its;  bag  @etne,  his 

property;  Me  @eilten,  his  family, 

friends, 
fett,  prep,  -with  dat.,  since,  within 

(temp.) ;   conj.,  since, 
fcttbcm,  adv.,  since   then;    conj., 

since. 

Sette,/  w.,  side, 
fcttroarts,  afife.,  sideways. 
felbanber,/™».,  together, 
felber,  pron.  indecl.  =  felbfi  \orig. 

masc.  sing.,  now  used  unchanged 

in  all  genders  and  numbers. 
felbfi,  pron.  indecl.,  self;  following 

noun,    iterative   pron.,   myself, 

yourself,    etc.',    adv.    preceding 

noun,  even;    Don  — ,   of  one's 

own  accord ;  f iir  ftd)  — ,  by  itself. 
Selbftfyerr,    m.    w.,    one's    own 

master. 

feltg,  adj.,  blissful,  blessed,  happy. 
Seltsberg,  a  mountain  and  a  village 

on  the  western  shore  of  Lake 

Lucerne.     See  map. 
felten,    adj.,    rare;    adv.,    rarely, 

seldom. 


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299 


feltfam,  adj.,  strange,  peculiar, 
fenben,  fartbte  or  jenbete,  gefanbt 

or  gefeilbet,  tr.,  send. 
Senrt(e),  m.  w.,  herdsman. 
Sennrjittre,/  w.,  herdsman's  cot. 
Settfe,/  iv.,  scythe. 
Scntc,/  w.,  herd, 
fetjen,  tr.,  set,  put;   stake;    refl., 

sit  down. 
SetDCl,  a  town  in  the  canton  of 

Schwyz,  but  placed  by  Schiller 

in  Unterwalden. 
fid),  refl.  pron.  indecl.,  dat.  or  ace., 

third  pers.,  sing,  or  pi,,  masc., 

fern,    or  neut,  himself,  herself, 

itself ;     themselves ;     reciprocal, 

each  other,  one  another. 
ftd?er,  adj.,  secure,  safe,  sure;  adv., 

certainly. 

StdjerrjCtt,/.  w.,  security,  safety, 
fid^crn,  tr.,  secure,  assure. 
ftd?tbar,  adj.,  visible,  evident. 
$t,pers.  pron.,  she,  it,  they;    @ie 

(with pi.  verb),  you. 
Sieg,  m.  -(e)«,  -e,  victory. 
ftegber.iir|mt,  adj.,  renowned    for 

victory,  victorious, 
ftegen,  intr.  b,., triumph  (over,  iiber), 
Sieger,  m.  -9,  — ,  conqueror,  victor. 
Stgnalfeuer,    n.   -8,   — ,    signal- 
fire. 

Sigrifi,  m.  w.,  sexton. 
Sillirten,    town    and   castle    near 

Altorf,  on  the  Reuss. 
Simon  unb  3ubd  (Sag,  day  of  St. 

Simon   and   St.   Jude   day,  i.e. 

October  28. 

ftttgen,  fang,  gejungen,  tr.,  sing, 
ftnfen,  fanf,   gefunlen,   intr.   f., 

sink,  fall. 


Sinn,  m.  -e§,  -C   (//.  sometimes 

w.),  sense,  mind,  meaning;   bet 

@inneit,  in  one's  right  mind, 
finnen,   faun,    gefonnen,    tr.    or 

intr.,  think,  meditate,  intend. 
Sitte,  f.   w.,   custom,   habit;   pi., 

manners,  morals. 
Sttj,  m.  -e§,  -e,  seat,  residence, 
fitjen,  fcifj,  gefefjen,  intr.  h.,  sit. 
SHane,  m.  w.,  slave, 
fflamfd?,  adj.,  slavish, 
fo,  adv.  or  conj.,  so,  thus,  as,  then, 

therefore;   jo  ober  JO,  this  way 

or  that. 

foebett,  adv.,  just,  just  now. 
fogleid?,  adv.,  immediately. 
Sofyn,  m.  -(e)8,  -"e,  son. 
folang(e),  conj.,  so  long  as. 
fold?-er,   -e,   -tS,    adj.  or  pron., 

such. 
Solbtter,   m.  -8,   — ,   mercenary, 

soldier, 
follen,  follte,   gefollt,  intr.   and 

modal  aux.,  (denoting  moral 
obligation},  shall,  ought;  be 
obliged;  be  intended,  be  said  to. 

Sommer,  m.  -8,  — ,  summer. 

fottbern,  conj.  (after  neg.},  but. 

Sonne/f.  w.,  sun. 

Sonnenfcfyein,  m.  -§,  sunshine. 

fonnenfdpeil,  adj.,  light-fearing. 

fonnig,  adj.,  sunny. 

fonft,  adv.,  else,  otherwise,  for- 
merly. 

Sorge,  f.  iv.,  care,  anxiety. 

forgen,  intr.  h.,  fear,  care ;  provide. 

forgenuoli,  adj.,  full  of  care,  anx- 
ious. 

Sorgfalt,/,  care,  attention. 

Spacer,  m.  -«,  — ,  spy. 


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VOCABULARY. 


fpantten,  tr.,  stretch,  bend;  fasten, 
harness;  with  oon  or  OU8,  un- 
yoke. 

Spannung,  /  w.,  tension,  excite- 
ment. 

fparen,  tr.,  save,  reserve. 

fp&t,  adj.,  late,  distant. 

Speer,  m.  -eg,  -e,  spear. 

fperren,  tr.,  shut,  block,  obstruct. 

Spiegel,  m.  -8,  — ,  mirror. 

Spiel,  «.  -(e)8,  -e,  sport,  game. 

fpielen,  tr.,  play. 

Spielmann,  w.  -8,  *er  or  -Icute, 
musician,  minstrel. 

Spieg,  w.  -(e)8,  -e,  spear,  lance, 
pike. 

fpirtnen,  fpann,  gefponrten,  tr., 
spin,  plot. 

Spttje,/  w.,  point,  top,  peak. 

fpttjCn,  tr.,  point,  prick  up. 

fpitjig,  adj.,  pointed,  sharp. 

Spott,  m.  -e8,  scorn. 

fpotten,  intr.  (with  gen.},  mock, 
scorn. 

Sprad?e,/  w.,  language. 

fpred?en,fpracf),  gefprod)en,fprid)t, 
tr.  or  intr.,  speak,  say,  talk ;  ace. 
ofpers.,  speak  with. 

fprettgen,  tr.,  burst,  shatter. 

fprtngen,  fprang,  gefpvungen,  intr. 
\.  or  h.,  spring,  leap. 

Sprucfy,  m.  -e8,  *e,  saying,  maxim; 
sentence. 

Sprung,  m.  -c8,  -"e,  leap. 

fpiilen,  z«/r.,  wash,  dash. 

Spur,/  w.,  trace,  evidence. 

fpurlos,  a^'.,  without  trace. 

ftaatsflug,  adj.,  diplomatic,  pru- 
dent. 

Stab,  m.  -(e)«,  "e,  staff,  stick. 


l,  <».  -8,  -rt,  sting,  goad. 

Stabt,/.  "e,  city,  town. 

Stafyl,  m.  -(e)8,  *e,  steel. 

StaU,  w.  -(e)?,  £e,  stable. 

Stallmeifier,  w.  -8,  — ,  equerry, 
master  of  the  horse. 

Stamm,  m.  -(e)8,  ^e,  stem, 
trunk ;  race,  line. 

Stamm^ol3,  «. -(6)8,^6^  timber. 

Stanb,  m.  -(e)§,  "•(.,  stand;  resist- 
ance; condition;  class,  rank. 

Stange,/  w.,  pole. 

Stan3,  capital  of  Nid  dem  Wald, 
the  eastern  portion  of  Unter- 
walden. 

ftarf  (ftarfer,  ftarl[e]fl),  adj., 
strong. 

ftarfen,  tr.,  strengthen;  re/I.,  be 
strengthened. 

jlarr,  adj.,  stiff,  rigid. 

Statt,  f.  (pi.  preserved  in  com- 
pounds'), place,  stead. 

ftatt,  prep,  with  gen.,  instead  of. 

Statte,/.  w.,  place. 

ftattlid?,  adj.,  stately. 

Statur',/  w.,  stature. 

Staub,  m.  -(e)8,  dust. 

Staubbad?,  m.  -8,  "e,  cascade, 
brook. 

ftaubett,  intr.  b.,  be  covered  with 
spray. 

fied)en,  ftacf),  gepocfjen,  fjtidjt,  tr., 
prick,  sting,  bite;  urge. 

ftecfen,  tr.,  stick,  fix,  put. 

Steg,  w.  -(e)8,  -e,  path;  bridge. 

fterjen,  ftanb,  geftanbeit,  intr.  h.  or 
j.,  stand,  be,  become;  Stebe  — , 
answer;  ftcbeitben  5u6e^'  in* 
stantly;  JU  ctroa8  or  einem  — , 
stand  with  or  by,  adhere  to, 


VOCABULARY. 


301 


fleifen,   tr.,  stiffen;    refl.,  become 

obstinate,  persist  in. 
Steig,  m.  -(e)8,  -e,  path, 
fteigen,  ftieg,  geftiegen,  intr.  \., 

rise,  ascend,  climb;  go;  descend, 
fteil,  adj.,  steep. 

Stein,  m.  -(e)8,  -e,  stone,  rock. 
Stein,  a  castle  at  Baden. 
Steinen,  a  village  in  the  Canton  of 

Schwyz.     See  map. 
fteinern,  adj.,  rocky. 
Stein  met},  m.  TV.,  stone-mason. 
Stelle,  /  w.,  place,  spot, 
ftellen,  tr.,  place,  put,  station;  refl., 

place  oneself;   stand  at  bay. 
Stellung,/  W.,  position, 
fterben,    ftarb,    geftorben,   ftirbt, 

intr.  \.t  die. 
Stern,  m.  -e8,  -e,  star;   pupil  (of 

the  eye).  [sky. 

Sternenfytmmel,  m.  -8,  — ,  starry 
ftets,    «£&.,    steadily,   continually, 

always. 

Steuer,  ».  -8,  — ,  helm. 
Steiierletlte,  pi,  helmsmen. 
Steuermann,  m.  -8,  *er  or  -leitte, 

helmsman. 

fieuern/  intr.  b.,  steer,  make  head- 
way. 

fieuern,  intr.  b,.,  pay  taxes. 
Stetierruber,  n.  -8,  — ,  helm. 
Steu(e)rer,  m.  -8,  — ,  helmsman. 
Stier,  m.  -e8,  -e,  bull,  steer, 
ftiften,  tr.t  found,  establish. 
Sttfter,  m.  -8,  — ,  founder, 
(till,  «<#'-,  quiet,  silent,  unexpressed; 

im  ftillen,  in  silence,  secretly. 
Stille,/.,  silence, 
ftillen,  tr.,  quench. 
StiUfc^toetgen,  w.  -8,  silence. 


fttllfierjen,  [tanb  — ,  -geftanben, 
intr.  b,.,  stand  still,  stop. 

Stimme,/  w.,  voice.  [vote. 

fttmmen,  z«/^.  b,.,  accord,  agree; 

Stirne,/  «*.,  brow,  front,  forehead. 

ftol3,  adj.  proud,  haughty. 

Stol3,  m.  -e8,  pride,  arrogance. 

ftoren,  tr.,  disturb,  destroy. 

fto§en,  ftiefj,  gefto^en,  flogt,  tr.  or 
intr.,  thrust,  push,  strike. 

Strafe,  f.  w.,  punishment,  penalty. 

ftrafen,  tr.,  punish,  fine. 

ftraflid?,  adj.,  culpable,  criminal. 

ftraflos,    adj.,   unpunished,   with 
impunity. 

Strafyl,  m.  -(e)8,  -en,  beam,  ray. 

Strong,  m.  -e«,  "e,  cord,  string. 

Strafe,  /  w.,  road,  highway. 

Strau§,    m.   -e8,   "e,    conflict, 
struggle. 

ftreben,  intr.  b.,  strive,  aspire. 

Strebepfeiler,  m.  -8,  — ,  flying 
buttress. 

firecfen,  tr.,  stretch. 

Streid?,  m.  -(c)8,  -e,  blow. 

Streit,  m.  -(e)8,  -e,  dispute;  con- 
flict. 

Streitajt,  /  *e,  battle-axe. 

ftreiten,  ftritt,  geftritten,  intr.  b,., 
fight,  contend. 

fireng,  adj.,  severe,  stern. 

Strenge,/,  severity,  rigor. 

ftreuen,  tr.,  scatter,  sow. 

Stricfy,  m.  -(e)8,  -e,  stroke,  track, 
passage. 

Strtcf,  m.  -(e)8,  -e,  cord,  rope; 
fig.,  snare. 

Strorj,  ».  -(e)8,  straw. 

Strom,  w.  -(e)8,  "e,  stream,  cur- 
rent, river. 


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VOCABULARY. 


ftumm,  adj.,  dumb,  silent. 
Stlinbe,/  -w.,  hour,  league. 
Sturm,  m.  -(e)8,  *e,  storm. 
ftiir3Cn,  intr.  \.,  fall,  be  precipitated, 

rush;    tr.,    overthrow,    plunge; 

refl.,  rush,  dash. 
ftiltjen,  tr.,  support. 
fild?etl,  tr.,  seek,  look  for;  try. 
Sumpf,  m.  -(e)8,  -"e,  swamp. 
Sumpfcsluft,  /,  "e,  air  of  a 

swamp. 

Siinbe,  /.  w.,  sin. 
Siinbflut,/,  deluge. 
Sttremten,  mountain  and  pass  be- 

tween Uri  and  Unterwalden. 
fu§,  adj.,  sweet. 


—8,  —  ,  blame,  censure. 
(Eafel,/.  w.,  table. 
dag,  w.  -e§,  -e,  day;   assembly. 
Cagbieb,  m.  -(e)S,  -e,  idler. 
tagelang,  adv.,  for  days. 
tagett,  *'«#•.  b,.,  dawn. 
iagett,  *«/?•.  b,.,  assemble,  meet. 
(Eagesanbrud?,  /».  -8,  *e,   day- 

break, dawn. 
Cagcsorbnung,/.  w.,  order  of  the 

day. 
Cag(e)rocrf,  «.  -8,  -«,  daily  work, 

daily  task. 

tflpfer,  adj.,  brave,  valiant. 
taudpcn,  intr.,  dive. 
taumeln,  intr.,  reel,  stagger. 
tailfd7en,   tr.    (in,   dat.},  delude, 

deceive. 
taufenb,  num.,  thousand. 

.,  of  a  thousand 


years. 


taufenbmal,  adv.,  a  thousand 
times. 

(Eegerfelb(cn),  fonrab  toon,  a 
friend  and  associate  of  Duke 
John  of  Swabia. 

(Eeil,  m.  -(e)8,  -e,  part,  share; 
lot;  ju  teil  werbert,  become 
one's  lot,  share  in. 

tetlen,  tr.,  divide,  share. 

tetlfyaft,  adj.  (with  gen.),  partaking 
of,  sharing. 

tetltjafttg,  adj.  (with  gen.),  par- 
taking of,  snaring. 

tetter,  adj.,  dear,  precious. 

(Eeilfel,  m.  -8,  • — ,  devil. 

teufeltfd?,  adj.,  fiendish. 

(Eeiifelsmiinfter,  a  cliff  on  the 
western  shore  of  Lake  Lucerne, 
south  of  the  Riitli.  See  map. 

(Eeuerung,./!  ^v  famine. 

(Ebal,  n.  -(e)«,  ^er,  valley. 

Qltjalgrunb,  m.  -e8,  ^e,  bottom  of 
a  valley. 

(Efjafoogt,  m.  -eg,  %  lord  of  the 
valley, 
t,/!  w.,  deed,  act,  fact. 

,   m.   -8,  — ,  doer,  actor, 
perpetrator. 

(Eljor,  «.  -8/  -e,  gate,  gateway. 

trforicbt,  a^'.,  foolish. 

(Eb.rane,/  w.,  tear. 

drfron,  m.  -e8,  -e,  throne. 

ttjiin,  tbat,  getban,  /r.  ^  intr.,  do, 
make,  act. 

CtjiirCe),/.  w.,  door. 

(Eb.urgaii,  a  canton,  northeast  of 
Zurich. 

ttef,  adj.,  deep,  low. 

(£tefe,  /  w.,  depth,  deep;  back- 
ground (of  a  stage). 


VOCABULARY. 


(Eter,  n.  -e§,  -e,  animal,  brute. 

(Etger,  m.  -g,  — ,  tiger. 

tobert,  intr.  h.,  rage,  struggle. 

(Eod?ter,  /  Ji,  daughter. 

£ob,   w.  -e«,  -c   <?r  £obe«falle, 

death;   am  SEobe,  at  the  point  of 

death. 
(Eobfetnb,     m.    -e8,    -e,     mortal 

enemy. 
(Eon,   »*.   -C8,    ""e,    tone,    sound, 

strain. 

to  fen,  intr,  I).,  rage,  roar, 
tot,  adj.,  dead, 
totert,  *•.,  kill. 
(Eotertfjanb,  /  %  dead  hand,  cold 

in  death. 
(Eracfyten,  n.  -«  (z«/.  <«  subst.}, 

effort,  purpose, 
tragen,  trug,  getragert,  trftgt,  tr., 

bear,  carry,   endure;    hold    (in 

fief) ;   have,  cherish, 
traitett,   intr.   (dat.   or  ailf   with 

ace.},  trust,  rely  on. 
traucrn,  intr.  h.,  mourn, 
traultcfy,  adj.,  familiar,  cordial, 
traiimen,  tr.,  dream. 
(ErSlimer,   m.   -S;   — ,    dreamer, 

visionary. 

traun,  interj.,  forsooth! 
traurtg,  adj.,  sad,  sorrowful, 
treffen,  traf,  getroffen,  trifft,  tr., 

hit,  meet. 

treffltd?,  adj.,  excellent,  choice, 
dreib,  a  hamlet  on  the  west  shore 

of  Lake  Lucerne  north  of  the 

Selisberg. 
tretben,  trieb,  getrteben,  tr.,  drive, 

urge  on ,  impel ;  carry  (on  ),  prose  - 

cute  (often  with   Jperbe    under- 
stood} ;   intr.  I),  and  f.,  drift. 


trertnett,  tr.  and  refl.,  separate,  di- 
vide. 

tretcn,  trat,  gctreten,  tritt,  intr. 
f.  and  h.,  step,  go,  enter  upon; 
tr.,  trample  (on). 

treil,  adj.,  faithful,  true. 

(Ercu(c),/,  fidelity,  loyalty. 

treultd?,  adj.,  true,  faithful. 

treulos,  adj.,  faithless. 

(Erteb,  m.  -e§,  -e,  instinct;  love. 

trtcfcn,  troff,  getroffen,  intr.,  drip. 

trinPcn,  tranl,  getrunfen,  tr.  or 
intr.,  drink. 

(Trommel,/  w.,  drum. 

(Eroft,  m.  — e§,  consolation,  comfort. 

troftctt,  tr.,  comfort,  cheer;  refl., 
reassure. 

troftlos,  adj.,  comfortless,  discon- 
solate, cheerless,  despairing. 

ivo^,  prep,  (dat.},  in  spite  of. 

trotjcn,  intr.  (with  dat.},  defy. 

triibctt,  tr.t  trouble,  disturb. 

(Eriibfirtn,  m.  -8,  sadness,  melan- 
choly, [erous. 

triigenfd?,  adj.,  deceptive,  treach- 

Criimmer,  //.,  fragments,  ruins. 

(Empp,  m.  -(e)8,  -8,  troop. 

(Erutj,  m.  -e8,  defiance;  §u  @d)ltt| 
linb  Xru^,  for  offense  and  de- 
fense, [antly. 

trutjtgltd?  =  trotjtg,   adv.,   defi- 

(Eugenb,/.  w.,  virtue. 

tugenb^aft,  adj.,  virtuous. 

tumiiltuartfcfy,  adj.,  tumultuous, 
riotous. 

(Eurm,  m.  -e§,  ^e,  tower;   prison. 

(Eurnicr,  n.  -8,  -e,  tournament. 

(EtDtng,  m.  -e8, -<;  fortress;  prison. 

(EtDtttgljof,  m.  -8,  -"e,  fortress; 
keep,  prison. 


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VOCABULARY. 


(Eyrann',  m.  w.,  tyrant. 

w->  tyranny. 

?,  «.  -e9,  -e,  tyrant's 

yoke.  [power. 

{Lyican'mnmad}t,  f.^t,  tyrannical 
Syran'  ttenfdjlofj,  «.-(ff)e«/(ff)er, 

tyrant's  castle. 
dYran'nenfdjrpert,  ».   -e8,   -er/ 

tyrant's  sword, 
tyran'mfd?,  adj.,  tyrannical. 

tt. 

libel,  adj.,  evil,  ill,  wicked,  amiss, 
ilbel,  «.  -8,  — ,  evil,  misfortune; 

illness. 

iiben,  exercise,  practice, 
iiber,   prep.    (dat.  or  ace.),    adv., 

sep.  or  inscp.  pref.,  over,  above, 

beyond,  across;    by  way  of;  at, 

about,  on  account  of;  =  gegeiu 

liber,  opposite;  more  than, 
iiberall,  adv.,  everywhere, 
iiberben'fen,    iiberbad)'te,    iiber* 

bad)t',  insep.tr.,  think  of,  reflect 

on. 
iiberbrufj,  m.  -(ff)eg,  weariness, 

vexation,  satiety. 

Uberfabjt,/^.,  crossing,  passage. 
iibcrt|dnb',  adv.,  used  only  in  — 

Itefymen,  increase,  prevail,  become 

frequent. 

iiberlaf'fcn,  iibertiefe',  iiberlaf'ien, 

iiberlafet',  tr.,  leave,  give  over, 

abandon, 
iiberlte'fern,  insep.  tr.,  deliver  up, 

surrender. 

llbermut,  m.  -8,  arrogance, 
iiberneb/men,  iibernofjm',   uber= 

nom'men,  iibemimmt',  tr.,  take 


possession  of,  assume,  under- 
take. 

iibcrra'fd?en,  insep.  tr.,  surprise. 

ii'berfd)t»ellen,  fcfyrooE  — ,  -ge= 
fcfjrooUen,  ic^roitlt  iiber,  sep.  intr. 
\.,  overflow. 

ii'berferjett,  sep.  tr.,  set  over,  ferry 
across. 

iiberfte'fien,  iiberflanb',  iiberftan'= 
ben,  tr.,  endure,  overcome. 

ii'bertrcten,  trat  — ,  -getreten, 
tritt  fiber,  intr.  \.,  step  or  go 
over. 

iibricj,  adj.,  left,  remaining,  other; 
—  btetben,  be  left. 

iid?tlanb,  Uchtland  or  Vechtland, 
a  name  of  the  district  between 
the  Jura  Mountains  and  the 
Bernese  Alps,  embracing  the 
canton  of  Freiburg. 

lifer,  n.  -8,  — ,  shore,  bank. 

U^r,/".  TV.,  clock,  watch. 

UH,  diminutive  of  Ulrich. 

nm,prep.  (with  ace.),  adv.,  sep.  or 
insep.  pref.,  around,  about,  near, 
concerning,  for,  with  regard  to; 
(time)  at;  um  £U  (with  inf.),  in. 
order  to,  to;  lint . . .  (gen.)  roitten, 
for  the  sake  of,  on  account  of; 
(with  Derbienetl),  earn  or  merit 
(at  the  hands  of). 

limar'men,  insep.  tr.,  embrace. 

umbran'gen,  insep.  tr.,  crowd 
around. 

limfaffen,  insep.  tr.,  enclose,  em- 
brace. 

itmgar'nen,  insep.  tr.,  ensnare, 
involve. 

iimge'ben,  umgab',  nmge'ben,iim= 
gtebt',  tr.,  surround,  enclose. 


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um'gefyen/  ging  — ,   -gegangen,  unbequem,    adj.,   uncomfortable, 

sep.  intr.  \.,  go  round,  make  a        inconvenient. 

detour.  unbetDflffnet;  adj.,  unarmed. 

Utnfyer.',  adv.  andsep.prejix,  about,  unbe3abllt,  adj.,  unpaid. 

round  about.  unbtlltg,    adj.,    unjust,    unreason- 
Utnfyer'bltrfen,    sep.    intr.,     look        able. 

around.  Utlb,  conj.,  and. 

umI]cr'mcrFen,  sep.  intr.,  notice  unburcfybringltd?,  adj.,    impene- 

round.  trable. 

Utnfyer'fpdtjen,     sep.     intr.,     spy  unentbccf t,  adj.,  undiscovered. 

about,  search.  unerfyort,  adj.,  unheard  of. 

Utnfyer'ftretfen,  sep.  intr.  {.,  wan-  unerfdttlid?,  adj.,  insatiable. 

der,  roam  about.  uncrtrdgltd?,  adj.,  intolerable,  un- 
umfyul'lett,  insep.  tr.,  wrap  about,         endurable. 

envelop.  Ungar,  m.  iv.,  Hungarian. 

UtTt'fcfyren,  sep.  tr.  or  intr.,  turn  ungcborett,  adj.,  unborn,  future. 

round,  return.  Ungebiib.r,/,  impropriety,  outrage. 

llmFrets,  m.  -e8,  -e,  circuit,   ex-  itttgebiifyrltd?,  adj.,  improper,  in- 
tent, decent;  excessive. 

Utnrin'gen,   insep.   tr.,  surround,  ltngebulb,yi,  impatience. 

invest,  encircle.  Itngebulbtg,  adj.,  impatient, 

timfcfylte'fjen,  umfd^fo^',  umft^Iof'»  ungcljeucr,  adj.,  huge,  monstrous, 

fen,  insep.  tr.,  surround.  atrocious, 

um'fefjen,  fab,  — ,  -gefeljen,  fteljt  ungcFrctnft,  adj.,  unharmed. 

— ,  reft.,  look  around.  lingered^,  adj.,  unjust, 

ttmfonft',  adv.,  in   vain,  fruitless,  ungcrct3t,  adj.,  unprovoked. 

for  nothing.  ungefe^Hd),  adj.,  illegal,  unlawful, 

umfteb/en,     umftanb',    umftan'=  ungetroftet,  adj.,  uncomforted. 

ben,  insep.  tr.  b,.,  surround.  UngctDttter,   n.  -8,  — ,   thunder- 
um'ioanbeln,    sep.    tr.,     change,         storm,  tempest. 

transform.  unge3iigelt,   adj.,   unbridled,   un- 
Umn>egf    m.  -e8,  -e,   roundabout         restrained. 

way,  detour.  Ungltmpf,   m.   -8,   harshness,  in- 
umtcer'ben,   umnjarb',   umroor'«       suit,  outrage. 

ben,  limroirbt',   insep.  tr.,  woo,  Ungliicf,  n.  -8,  misfortune,  calam- 

sue  for.  ity,  disaster,  misery, 

llnbebflcfyt,  tn.  —8,    inadvertence,  ungliicFItd^,     adj.,     unhappy, 

thoughtlessness.  wretched. 

unbefannt,   adj.,    unknown,    un-  ungliicffcltg,  adj.,  wretched,  un- 
familiar, fortunate. 


VOCABULARY. 


Unglficfstriat,  /  w.,  unhappy  or 
direful  deed. 

ItnfjeU,  n.  -8,  mischief,  evil. 

unletbltd?,  adj.,  insufferable,  in- 
tolerable. 

Hd?,  adj.,  inhuman,  cruel, 
ltcfy,  adj.,  impossible. 

UnmunbigFett,/,  minority. 

Unmut,  m.  -8,  ill-humor,  displeas- 
ure, indignation,  depression. 

unniitj,  adj.,  useless. 

Unred?t,  n.  -8,  wrong,  fault. 

unrufjtg,  adj.,  restless,  disturbed. 

llnfdpulb,/,  innocence. 

unfd?ulbtg,  adj.,  innocent. 

unfer,  unf(e)re,  unfer,  pass.  adj. 
or  pron.,  our,  ours. 

tintcn,  adv.,  below,  beneath. 

unter,  prep.  (dot.  or  ace.),  adv., 
sep.  or  insep.  pref.,  under,  be- 
neath, among,  between,  during. 

imterbred/en,  unterbrad)',  unter* 
brocb/en,  unterbrtdjt',  tr.,  inter- 
rupt, discontinue. 

linterbef'fcn,  adv.  meantime. 

unterbriicf'en,  insep.  tr.,  oppress, 
suppress. 

Unterbriicf 'er,  m.  -«,  — ,  oppres- 
sor. 

llntergang,  m.  -8,  *e,  destruction. 

unterneb/men,  unternabm',  unter= 
nom'men,  unternimmt',  insep. 
tr.,  undertake. 

unterfie'rjen,  unter fionb',  unter= 
ftan'ben,  reft.,  dare,  presume, 
undertake. 

UTt'tcrtaud?en,  sep.  intr.,  dive  un- 
der. 

Unterroalbcn,  a  canton  south  and 
west  of  Lake  Lucerne. 


llnterroalbner,  adj.,  of  Unterwal- 

den;  noun,  inhabitant  of  Unter- 

walden. 

untenoegs,  adv^  on  the  way. 
untcrroer'fen,  unterroarf,  unter* 

ttjor'fen,  untertntrft',  tr.,  subject, 

reft.;  submit,  yield, 
unternmrftg,  adj.,  submissive,  re- 
spectful. 
Itntfyat,/.  10.,  evil  deed, monstrous 

deed. 

unneranbcrt,  adj.,  unchanged. 
unDerailfjerlicfy,  adj.,  unalienable. 
unoerbdcfyttg,    adj.,    unsuspected, 

without  arousing  suspicion, 
unoerletjt,  adj.,  uninjured,  safe, 
llnncrnunf t,  /.,  unreasonableness, 

folly,  absurdity, 
unocrniinftig,   adj.,   irrational, 

senseless. 

unt)erfd7amt,  adj.,  shameless,  im- 
pudent, insolent. 

unoerfetjrt,  adj.,  unharmed,  safe. 
Uttnjanbelbar,    adj.,    unalterable, 

changeless, 
unmett,  prep,  (with  gen.  or  dat.~), 

not  far. 
llnrotllc,     m.     -n«,     indignation, 

anger,  displeasure, 
unrmllfurltcfy,  adj.,  involuntary, 
unrmrtltdj,  adj.,  inhospitable. 
UH3Crbrcd7ltd7,  adj.,  inviolable, 
uralt,  adj.,  primitive,  ancient, 
uraltcrs,     adv.,     from     primitive 

tunes;    Don  —  ber,    from   time 

immemorial. 
Urfetfbe/  f.  oath   to    desist    from 

strife.     Cf.  note  to  I.  290. 
Urt,  a  canton  east  of  Unterwalden 

and  south  of  Schwyz. 


VOCABULARY. 


307 


Unter,  adj.,  of  Uri;  noun,  citizen 
of  Uri. 

Hrfad?e,/  w.,  cause,  reason. 

Urfpritttg,  m.  -£,  -"e,  origin. 

llrftanb,  m.  -8,  ae,  primitive  con- 
dition. 

llrtetl,  n.  -8,  -e,  judgment,  opinion. 

urteilert,  tr.,  judge. 

V. 

Donation,/  w.  variation. 

Ddtcr,  ni.  — §,  •",  father,  ancestor. 

Daterlanb,  «.  -8,  native  land. 

cdterlid?,  a^'.,  fatherly,  paternal, 
ancestral. 

Pdterlos,^'.,  fatherless,  orphaned. 

Ddtermorb,  »/.  -8,  parricide. 

Ddtertligenb,  /  ^.,  ancestral  vir- 
tue. 

nerabfcfyeuett,  /r.,  detest,  abhor. 

oerad?ten,  ^.,  despise,  contemn, 
disdain. 

Deracfyhmg,/  contempt,  scorn. 

oeracfytuttcjsJDert,  «^'.,  contempt- 
ible, despicable. 

CCrdnberit,   tr.,   change;      re/I., 
change,  be  changed. 

cerdllgern,  tr.,  alienate. 

cerbergen,  Derbarg, tierborgen,  oev« 
birgt,  hide,  conceal;  reft.,  hide 
(tntr.^),  be  hidden. 

ncrbtetcn,  werbot,  derboten,  tr., 
forbid,  prohibit. 

ncrbtnbcn,  oevbaub,  tterbunben,  tr., 
unite ;  bind  up,  bandage. 

DCrblaffcn,  intr.,  turn  pale. 

oerblenbcn,  tr.,  blind,  dazzle. 

rcrbluten,  refl.  or  intr.,  bleed  to 
death. 


Derbrecfyen,  «.  -8,  — ,  crime. 

Derbrcitcn,  tr.,  spread,  dissemi- 
nate. 

nerbrennert,Derbvanrtte,tierbrannt, 
intr.,  burn,  burn  up,  be  con- 
sumed. 

DerbammntS, /.  -(ff)e,  condem- 
nation, damnation.  [for. 

OCrbanFcn,  tr.,   owe,  be  indebted 

ocrberbcn,  berbarb,  Derborben,tier= 
birbt,  tr.,  ruin,  destroy. 

DCrbtcnen,  tr.,  merit,  deserve. 

Derbriep*,  ni.  -eg,  vexation,  an- 
noyance. 

t>erbne§cn,  rjerbrofe,  tterbroffen, 
tr.,  vex;  ft(^  (acc.}  —  Ictffen, 
shrink  from,  be  discouraged. 

Derbruft,  m.-(\\)^,  vexation,  an- 
noyance. 

DCrefyrett,  tr.,  honor,  respect. 

oeretben,  tr.,  bind  by  an  oath. 

ceretnert,  tr.,  unite,  join. 

pcrctntgen,  tr.,  unite,  join. 

pcrfallen,  toerftel,  DerfaBen,  tier- 
faflt,  intr.  \.,  fall  down;  fall  to, 
be  forfeited  to. 

oerfangen,  oerftng,  »erfangen,»er« 
fangt,  reft.,  be  caught,  be  in- 
volved; intr.  avail. 

oerfefylett,  intr.  (with gen."),  miss, 
fail  of. 

oerflucfyen,  tr.,  curse. 

oerfolgen,  tr.,  follow,  pursue. 

Derfolgcr,  m.  -$,  — ,  pursuer. 

oerfiifyrett,  tr.,  mislead,  seduce. 

Pcrfiiljrung,/  w.,  seduction. 

ocrgcbcn,  tiergab,  toergeben,  toer» 
gtebt,  tr.,  give  away,  bestow; 
forgive. 

oergebenS,  adv.,  in  vain. 


308 


VOCABULARY. 


oergebltd?,  adj.,  vain,  useless. 
Dergdtling,  /,    recompense,    re- 

quital. 
oergeffen,  ttergafj,  bergeffen,  toer» 

gifjt,  tr.,  forget. 
oergtften,  tr.,  poison. 
cergfetdpen,  tr.j  compare,  adjust, 

settle. 
cergrabert,    tiergrub,    rjergraben, 

bergrabt,  tr.,  bury. 


,  tr.,  enlarge,  increase, 

magnify. 

pergiiten,  tr.,  make  good. 
oertjaften,  tr.,  arrest. 
nerfyalten,  rjerfyielt,  berfjatten,  ber= 

b,a(t,  /r.,  withhold,  conceal  (from, 

dot.)  ;  re/I.,  be  related,  be. 
cerfjanbeltl,   tr.,   transact,    intr. 

(fiber),  discuss. 

rjerfjdngen,  tr.,  decree,  ordain. 
t>err}a£t,  adj.,  hated,  odious,  ob- 

noxious. 

cerb.eb.len,  tr.,  hide,  conceal. 
oerrjtnbertt,  tr.,  hinder,  prevent. 
oerrfiillen,  tr.,  veil,  conceal. 
per  b.  uteri,  tr.,  avert,  prevent;   tter« 

b,Ute  ©ott,  'God  forbid.' 
oertrren,  reft.,  wander,   err,   lose 

one's  way. 

cer  jagcn,  tr.,  drive  out,  expel. 
cerfaufcn,  tr.,  sell. 
cerflctben,  tr.,  disguise,  mask. 
Dcrfiimmern,  tr.  spoil,  embitter; 

intr.  \.,  pine  away,  languish. 
PCrFiinben,  tr.,  announce,  publish. 
DCrfunbtcjen,   tr.  announce,  pro- 

claim. 

Derlangett,  tr.,  desire,  require. 
Dedartgen,  n.  -8,  longing,  desire, 

demand. 


oerlaffen,  rjerliefj,  ttertaffert,  Oer= 
lagt,  tr.,  leave,  forsake,  desert; 
reft.  (wzVAailf  a nd ace.},  rely  on. 

cerlaufen,  toerUef,  oerlaufen,  »er= 
Iciuft,  reft.,  lose  one's  way,  go 
astray;  intr.  run  away,  subside. 

DCrlautcn,  intr.  impers.,  be  re- 
ported. 

nerlegett,  adj.,  at  a  loss,  embar- 
rassed, confused. 

rjcrlettjcn,  Derlteb,,  toerlieljen,  tr., 
lend,  give,  grant,  bestow. 

Derletjert,  tr.,  hurt,  wound,  injure, 
violate. 

ocrltercn,  Berlor,  berloren,/r.,  lose; 
n?/?.,  lose  one's  way. 

Dcrmauern,  tr.,  wall  up,  enclose. 

ncrmerircn,  tr.t  enlarge,  increase, 
multiply. 

Dermctben,  tiermieb,  Wermteben, 
tr.,  avoid,  shun. 

Dermengen,  tr.,  mingle,  confuse. 

Dermogen,  bermoc^te,  »ermod)t, 
rjermag,  tr.,  be  able,  have  the 
power  (to  do  something) . 

Dcrmogcn,  n.  -§,  power,  ability, 
means. 

pernctjmcn,  tternab^m,  bernommen, 
rjernttnmt,  tr.,  perceive,  learn. 

Dernunft,  /,  reason,  understand- 
ing. 

cerniinfttg,  adj.,  rational,  wise. 

DCrobcn,  tr.  lay  waste,  devastate; 
intr.,  become  desolate. 

oerpfdnbett,  tr.,  pawn,  mortgage. 

Derrat,  m.  -8,  treason,  treachery, 
perfidy. 

Derraten,  rjevriet,  tierraten,  toerrat, 
tr.,  betray. 

Derrdter,  m.  -8,  — ,  traitor. 


VOCABULARY. 


309 


perrirtnett,  berrann,  bemmnen, 
inlr.  \.,  run  away. 

perfagen,  tr.,  deny,  refuse;  intr., 
fail. 

perfammelrt,  reft.,  assemble,  meet. 

Derfamtnlling,/.  w.,  meeting,  as- 
sembly. 

CCrfd^affcn,  tr.,  secure,  provide, 
get;  jtd)  3ted)t  — ,  obtain  justice. 

perfcfyeibert,  berfdjieb,  berfdjieben, 
intr.  f.;  expire,  die. 

r>erfd?enfen,  tr.,  give  away,  bestow. 

perfdjeitcfyert,  tr.,  frighten  0r  chase 
away. 

perfd?ieben,  berfdjob,  berfdjoben, 
tr,,  defer,  postpone. 

PCrfcfyteben,  adj.,  different,  vari- 
ous; several. 

perfd?letern,  tr.,  veil. 

perfd?IteD'en,  berfdjlofj,  berfdjloffen, 
tr.,  shut,  lockup;  hide. 

perfd?Imgen,  berfdjtang,  t>erfd)lun= 
gett,  tr.,  swallow  up,  devour. 

perfcfymdfyen,  tr.,  disdain,  scorn. 

perfcfylllben,  tr.t  do  wrong,  incur 
guilt. 

nerfcfyiitten,  tr.,  cover,  bury,  over- 
whelm. 

Dcrfdprotnbcn,  »erfd)tt)onb,  »er= 
fdjtuunben,  intr.  \.t  disappear, 
vanish. 

Dcrfdjtporitng,/  w.,  conspiracy. 

»crfeh(c)n,  uerfah,  Derfehen,  oer< 
fte^t,  tr.  provide,  supply;  refl., 
look  for  to  (jU),  expect  (gen.  of 
thing). 

Dcrfcnben,  werfanbte  or  uerjenbete, 
Derfanbt  or  oerfeubet,  tr.,  send, 
despatch.  [rejoin. 

oerfetjen,   tr.,   remove,    displace; 


perfofynett,  tr.,  reconcile. 

nerfprcd^cn,  tierfprad),  tierfprodjen, 
tievfprtdjt,  tr.,  promise. 

oerftanbtg,  adj.,  intelligent,  pru- 
dent. 

t)Crftcrft,/«^.  adj.,  hidden,  remote. 

oerftetjcn,  berftanb,  uevftanben,  tr., 
understand;  mean,  reft.,  fid) — , 
agree,  consent  to  (jit) ;  with  aitf 
and  ace.,  understand. 

cerftocfen,  intr.  or  refl.,  become 
stubborn,  hard,  unyielding. 

DCrfiofflen,  part,  adj.,  stealthy,  se- 
cret. 

oerfucfyen,  tr.,  attempt,  endeavor; 
tempt. 

DCrtetbtgcn,  tr.,  defend. 

Dertcibtger,  m.  -%,  — ,  defender. 

ocrtilgcn,  tr.,  destroy;   annul. 

PCrtrauen,  intr.  (dat.}  trust;  rely 
on  (dllf  with  ace?)  ;  tr.,  entrust, 
confide  (to). 

Dertraii(e)n,  «.  -8,  trust,  con- 
fidence. 

DCrtraut,  adj.,  trusty,  intimate, 
familiar. 

nertretben,  oertrieb,  bertrieben, 
tr.,  drive  away,  expel,  exile. 

t,  tr.,  commit,  perpetrate. 
,  tr.,  guard,  keep. 
/?'.,  administer,  manage. 
,   tr.,    change,    trans- 
form;   refl.,  be  changed. 

nerroanbt,  part,  adj.,  akin,  related. 

Derroegen,  berroag,  wenuogen,  refl. 
(with gen.),  dare,  presume  (to  do). 

DCrtDCgen,  adj.,  bold,  audacious. 

pertpetgcrn,  tr.,  refuse,  deny. 

cerrocilcn,  intr.,  tarry,  linger. 

Der.tPtr.fen,  tr.,  forfeit,  lose. 


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,  tr.,  curse. 

intr,   b,.,   despair,  lose 
courage, 
per^etfyen,  fcerjieh,  Beqteljen,  />-. 

(dat.  offers.),  pardon,  excuse. 

t>er3teren,  tr.,  decorate,  adorn. 

ccr3tt)CtfcIn,  intr.,  despair  (of  or 
in,  an). 

De^roetfTung,/,  despair,  despera- 
tion. 

Der3a>etfhmgsartgft,  /  *e,  an- 
guish of  despair. 

Derjroetflungscoll,  #<#'•,  desperate. 

Dettec,  n.  —  8,  —  rt,  cousin;  kinsman. 

Didf,  «. -(e)8,  cattle,  beast. 

t>id,  #«y.,  much;  //.,  many. 

mderfafyrett,  adj.,  of  much  expe- 
rience. 

Ptdletd?t/,  0^.,  perhaps. 

DidmebV,  adv.  or  conj.,  far  more, 
rather,  on  the  contrary. 

Pier,  num.,  four. 

Diert-er,  -e,  -es,  ««*«.,  fourth. 

DieriDalbftatterfee,  »z.  -8,  Lake 
of  the  Four  Forest  Cantons,  or 
Lake  Lucerne. 

Dogd,  m.  -8,  *,  bird. 

Dogt,  m.  -e§,  -"e,  bailiff,  governor. 

Dolf,  ».  -e€,  "er,  people,  nation, 

Doll,  «^'.,  full,  complete;  feine 
Satjre  —  baben,  be  of  (full)  age. 

nollbrin'gcn,  tiollbratfj'te,  »oD« 
brflrfjt',  //•.,  accomplish,  execute, 
carry  out. 

,  insep,  tr.,  complete, 
ltg,  adj.,  full;   adv.,  wholly. 

DoIImadjt,/.,  full  power,  authority. 

OOTt, prep,  with  dat.,  of,  from,  by; 
about,  concerning. 

DOt,  prep,  -with  dat.  or  ace.,    also 


adv.    and   sep.  prefix,    before, 
from,  because  of,  of;   ago. 
corctn,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  before, 
in  advance,  at  the  head. 


intr.  \.t  advance,  go  before. 
DOratlS,  adv.  and  sep.  pref.  before, 

in  advance. 
POtbdUett,  tr.  build  before;    intr. 

(dat.)  anticipate,  prevent. 
Corbet,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  by, 

past,  over;  on  (dat.)  .  .  .  Dorbei, 

past. 
t>orbeigeb1ert,  gtng  —  ,  -gegangen, 

intr.  \.f  go  past. 
corbiegen,  bog  —  ,  -gebogen,  tr., 

bend  forward. 
Dorber,  adj.,  front. 
Dorbcrgrunb,  w.-(e)«,  foreground, 

front. 
oorbcrft,  adj.  (superl.  0/"»orber), 

foremost,  in  front,  most  advanced, 

first. 
porgetjert,  ging  —  ,  -gegangen,*'«^-. 

j.,    go    before  ;     happen,    take 

place. 
norfyalten,  bictt  —  ,  -gebatten,  tr., 

hold  (up)  before. 
Dorfyattg,  m.  -8,  "e,  curtain. 
Dorfyut,/,  picket,  sentinel. 
OOrtg,  adj.,  former,  preceding. 
porfommcn,  fam  —  ,  -gelommen, 

intr.  \.,  come  forward. 
portt,  adv.,  in  front. 
Dorfd?ub,  m.  -8,  aid,  assistance. 
Porfetjung,  see  gurfebung. 
Porfld?t,  /.,  foresight,  caution,  pru- 

dence. 
porfprtngen,  jpvang  —  ,  -gefonm* 

gen,  intr.  f.,  jut  out,  project. 


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Dorfprung,  m.  -9,  "e,  projecting 

ledge. 

rorftellcn,  tr.,  represent. 
Dorteil,  m.  -8,  -e,  advantage, 
cortrcten,  trat — ,  -getreten,  tritt, 

itttr.  \.,  step  forward, 
corii'ber,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix,  by, 

past, 
coriibergefyert,  ging — ,-gegangen, 

intr.  ].,  go  past. 

roriiberlenfen,  sep.  tr.,  steer  past, 
poriibertretben,  trieb  — ,  -getrie* 

ben,  reft.,  hasten. 
ror'tDiiirts,  adv.,  forward. 
Dormitrf,  m.  -(e)8,  **>  reproach. 


w.,  choice,  election. 
roatjlcn,  />•.,  choose. 
IDablfretfjeit,  /  w.,  freedom  of 

election. 

IDafyn,  m.  -8,  illusion. 
toafynftnnig,  adj.,  insane,  mad. 
IPa^ttftnnsttjat,   /    w.,    frenzied 

deed. 
n>abr,  adj.,  true;   real,  genuine. 


\  w.,  sentry. 

road?fcn,  ttiucf)8,  gettiarfjfen,  tnadjft, 
intr.  f.,  grow;  advance. 

JDad^ter,  m.  -8,  — ,  watchman; 
Watch  {dog's  name}. 

roacfer,  adj.,  brave;  worthy,  excel- 
lent. 

tPaffe,  f.  w.,  weapon;  pi.,  arms. 

IDdffenbtenft,  m.  -(f)8,  -e,  mili- 
tary service. 

Ifaffenfreunb,  m.  -(e)8,  -e,  com- 
rade in  arms. 

at  arms,  soldier. 

roaffnen,  tr.,  arm. 

IUagcfal]rt,  /.  w.,  daring  enter- 
prise. 

roagcn,  tr.,  venture,  dare. 

JPagefprung,  m.  -«,  "e,  bold  leap. 

Jl^dcicthcit»  /•  w«j  daring  deed. 

IPagftiicf,  n.  -(e)8,  -e,  daring 
deed. 


rep.  with  gen.,  during, 
/.  w.,  truth. 
dv.,  surely,  certainly. 

v.,  standard  of  value; 
ed)te  SSahritng,  genuine  value, 
sterling  worth. 

,/.  w.t  orphan. 
,  m.  -(e)«,^er,  wood,  forest. 
J£>albgebtrg(e),  «.  -«,  -e,  wooded 
mountains. 


w.,  forest  region. 
w.,  forest-chapel. 
IPalbftattc,  //.,  Forest  Cantons. 
.  w.,  wood,  forest. 
,    n.    -«,    —  ,    forest- 
stream. 

l,  m.  -(e)«,  ae,  wall,  rampart. 
,  intr.   \.t   walk;    make   a 
pilgrimage. 

tDdlten,    intr.,    rule;     dispose    of 
(iiber  or  mit). 

i,  diminutive  of  Satther. 

,  tr.,  roll. 
IPanb,/  "e,  wall.  [move. 

nmnbeln,  intr.  \.  or  b.,  go,  walk, 
lX>anb(e)rcr,  m.  -8,  —  ,  traveler. 
toanbcrn,  intr.  \.  or  bv  wander, 

travel. 

IPanbcrsmann,  m.  -(e)8,  ^er  or 
-teitte,  traveler.  [waver. 

,  intr.  \.  or  b.,  rock,  reel, 


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wann,  interrog.  adv.  used  in  direct 

ami  indirect  questions,  when. 
IDappenfcfytlb,  n.  -(e)«,  -er,  coat- 

of-arms. 

tDapprten,  tr.,  ann.  [warm. 

roarm    (roomier,  toarmft),  adj., 

teamen,  tr.,  warn. 

IDarnung,/.  w.,  warning. 

IPart,  Rudolf  von  (der)  Wart, 
friend  and  associate  of  Duke 
John  of  Swabia. 

ruartert,  intr.  h.,  wait;  —  Ollf, 
wait  for;  with  gen.,  administer 
(an  office}  ;  tr.,  tend. 

IPCmim,  interrog.  adv.,  why. 

was,  pron.,  interrog.,  what;  rel. 
pron.,  whatever,  that  which ;  coll. 
all  who,  whoever;  =um  lt>a$  or 
ttarum,  why;  =  ettt>a§,  some- 
thing, somewhat. 

IDaffer,  n.  -8,  — ,  water. 

tDdfferljub.n,  n.  -8,  *er,  water- 
fowl. 

H?afferfluft,/^e,  abyss  of  waters. 

IDaffernwfte,  /.  w.,  waste  of 
waters. 

tDecfyfeln,  intr.,  vary. 

tt>ed?en,  tr.,  wake,  waken,  arouse. 

njeber,  conj.,  neither;  trjeber  . . . 
nod),  neither  .  .  .  nor. 

IDeg,  m.  -(e)8,  -e,  way,  road. 

tD?g,  adv.  and  sep.  accent,  prefix, 
away,  forth. 

n>egbfeiben,  blieb  — ,  -geblieben, 

intr.  \.,  remain  away. 
Wt&tn,  prep,  with  gen.,  on  account 

of,  for  the  sake  of. 
roegfaljrett,    fuljr  — ,  -gefabren, 

fcitjrt,  intr.  \.,  depart,  sail  away. 
,  tr.,  lead  away. 


roeggeljen,  gtng— ,-gegangen,m/r. 

\.,  go  away;   (with  iiber)  go  or 

pass  over. 

tcecjrauben,  tr.,  abduct. 
n>ego>enbert,  roanbte  —  or  trjen= 

bete  — ,  -getvanbt  or  -geroeubet, 

tr.,  turn  away. 
tDetj(c),  interj.,vtoe\  alas! 
IDefyg^fcfyret,  n.  -«,  lamentation. 
rDetjflagen,  insep.  intr.,  lament, 
roefyren,  tr.,  restrain,    keep  from 

(dat.~) ;  reft,  defend  oneself,  intr. 

obstruct,  check. 

toefjrlos,    adj.,    defenseless,    un- 
armed. 

lUetb,  n.  -(e)8,  -er,  woman,  wife. 
IPctbcI,  m.  -8,  — ,  beadle, 
roetbltd?,  adj.,  feminine,  womanly, 
roeicfyen,  mid),  getmdjen,  intr.  \., 

yield;   retire. 
tt)etbe,/  w.,  pasture. 
tPCtben,   tr.,    pasture    (a  flock); 

feast  (one's  sight}. 
Ifetbgefell(e),  m.  -w.,  huntsman. 
IPctbmann,  m.  -«,  *er,  or  -teute, 

huntsman. 

IPei^a)erf,  n.  -8,  game,  quarry, 
roetgcrn,  tr.,  refuse,  deny. 
IDeilKe),  m.  w.,  falcon,  eagle. 
tDCttjcn,  refl.,  consecrate,  devote. 
Weil,  conj.,  because,  since. 

,  intr.  b.,  tarry,  linger. 

,  m.  -8,  — ,  hamlet;    (often 

the  last  component  in  names  of 

places) . 

tocincn,  intr.,  weep,  shed  tears,  cry. 
tPCtfe,  adj.,  wise,  prudent. 
IPetje,/  TV.,  manner,  way. 
roc i fen,  roiee,  genriefen,  tr.,  show, 

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?,  adv.,  wisely. 

tpetfj,  adj.,  white. 

iDet^Ianb,  «.  -8,  the  region  south- 
west of  the  Briinig. 

roett,  adj.,  broad,  distant. 

IDette,/  v}.,  distance. 

metier,  adv.,  further;  onward; 
used  as  sep.  prefix.  [portant. 

rpettfd^td^tig,   adj.   extensive,  im- 

nmtfdpmetterrt,  intr.,  peal  afar. 

toeitDer  fd^liingert,/^.  adj.,  close- 
ly intertwined. 

roelcfy-er,,  -C,  -tS,  interrog.  adj., 
which,  what;  rel.  pron.,  who, 
which,  what. 

IDelle,  /  10.,  wave. 

tt»elfd?,  adj.,  foreign,  here  Italian. 

tr>e[fd?Ianb,  ».  -8,  Italy. 

rDelt,/  w.,  world. 

roenben,  ttmnbte  or  raenbete,  ge= 
irjanbt  or  gettienbet,  tr.,  turn, 
direct;  re/I.,  turn. 

roentg,  adj.,  little,  few. 

roentt,  conj.,  if,  when,  whenever. 

tDCr,  interrog.  pron.,  who;  indef. 
rel.  pron.,  whoever,  who. 

roerben,  roarb,  gettorben,  rairbt, 
tr.,  gain,  enlist;  intr.,  sue  for 
(urn),  woo. 

roerben,  roarb,  geroorben,  roirb, 
intr.  j.,  become,  get,  grow;  come 
into  existence;  fut.  aux.,  shall, 
will;  pass,  aux.,  be;  impers. 
mir  trjirb,  I  feel. 

roerfen,  roarf,  genjorfcn,  ttnrft,  tr., 
throw,  cast. 

2X>erF,  «.  -(e)«,  -e,  work;  tm 
SBerf  unb  SBerben,  on  foot  and 
in  progress. 

IPerf leilte,  //.,  workmen. 


«.  -(e)8,  -e,  tool, 
tuert,  adj.,  worthy,  valued. 
tPert,  m.  -(e)«,  -e,  worth. 
2Defen,  n.  -8,  — ,  being,  creature. 
JDefien,  w.  -8,  west. 
IPetter,  n.  -§,  — ,  storm. 
IPetterlod?,   «.  -8,  ^er,   weather 

quarter. 

tDettftrett,  m.  -8,  contest, 
toetjen,  tr.,  whet,  sharpen, 
nnber,  prep,  with  ace.,  against, 

contrary  to;  insep.  prefix,  back, 

against. 

IXHberpart,  m.  -8,  -e,  adversary, 
nnberprarien,  intr.  \.,  rebound, 
tmber fetj'  en,  r^/f.,  oppose, 
iptberjie'ljen,  nnberftanb',  n)tber= 

fian'ben,  z'«/r.  wzV/5  dat.,  resist, 
tpiberftre'bett,  z'w/r.  (dat.'),  resist, 

oppose, 
tmberftret'ten,  tribfrftritt',  tt)ibers 

ftrtt'ten,  insep.  intr.  (dat.},  be 

in  conflict  with,  be  contrary  to. 
toie,  adv.,  how,  in  what  way;  conj., 

how,  as,  like,  when. 
tDteber,  adv.,  sep.  or  insep.  prefix, 

again,  once  more;  back. 
tDteberfyo'Ien,  insep.  tr.,  repeat. 
tDte'berfeljren,   sep.    intr.    f.,    re- 
turn, 
nne'berfommen,  fam  — ,  -gefont* 

men,  intr.  \.,  come  back. 
nMe'berfetjen,   jol)   — ,   -gefeben, 

fteht  — ,  tr.,  see  again. 
JIHege,/.  w.,  cradle, 
nnecjen,  tr.,  rock. 
IDiefe,/  w.,  meadow,  pasture, 
tmlb,  adj.,  wild,  savage. 
IPilb,  «.  ~(e)8,  wild  beasts,  game. 
tpilbbetDCgt,  adj.,  stormy,  agitated. 


VOCABULARY. 


tf  tlbr|eticr,  m.  -g,  — ,  gleaner  of 
wild  hay. 

IDtlbms,/  -(ff)e,  wilderness. 

OMe(tt),  m.  w.,  will,  purpose; 
Utn  . .  .  (gen?)  ttriHeit,  for  the 
sake  of. 

tPtllfom'men,  adj.,  welcome. 

IDtmper,/  -w.,  eyelash. 

J£>mb,  m.  -(e)g,  -e,  wind. 

XDmbesroeb.e,  /  w.,  drift-ava- 
lanche, [lanche. 

JDinblannne,  f>    w.,    wind-ava- 

JX»inbItd?t,  «.  -8,  -€r,  torch. 

tmnfen,  intr.,  make  a  sign,  beckon. 

JDtnter,  m.  -g,  — ,  winter. 

nnntern,  tr.,  winter. 

IDtntening,/,  wintering. 

rotr,  pers.  pron.,  we. 

IDirbel,  m.  -g,  — ,  whirlpool. 

tDtrfen,  tr.  or  intr.  h.,  work,  effect. 

nrirflicfy,  adj.,  real,  true. 

IXHrt,  m.  -(e)g,  -e,  host. 

UO'vctin,/.  w.,  hostess,  wife. 

tDtrtltd?,  adj.,  hospitable. 

nriffen,  rou|te,  gettJitgt,  weig,  tr., 
know,  know  how. 

tfttoenlctb,  n.  -9,  widow's  grief. 

IDO,  adv.  or  conj.,  where,  wherever, 
when,  if;  whence. 

roofern,  conj.,  in  case  that. 

IPOgen,  intr.,  wave,  surge. 

rootjer,  adv.,  whence. 

rooljtn/  adv.,  whither. 

tpotjl,  adv.,  well;  indeed;  prob- 
ably; (dat.~)  tuohl  thiin,  gratify. 

IPobI,  «.  -(c)8,  well-being. 

IDorjIan,  interj.,  well  then  ! 

UJotjIbcftellt,  part,  adj.,  duly  ap- 
pointed. 

/•/.  <*<#'.,  well  kept. 


tl,  adj.,  cheap. 

,  part,  adj.,  well-fed. 
,/^.  adj.,  well  cared 


for. 


w.,  good  deed,  kind- 

ness. [live. 

,  intr.,  dwell,  reside,  lodge, 
,  adj..  comfortable. 
IDotjnftdtte,  f.  w.,  dwelling,  home. 
IDorjnung,  /  w.,  dwelling,  home. 
IDoIf,  m.  -e§,  ^e,  wolf. 
tOoIfcnfd^tcgCen),  a  noble  family 

of  Unterwalden,  in  the  Engel- 

berg  Valley. 

,/  w.,  cloud. 
,/,  wool. 
roollcn,  rooflte,  getnoUt,  tutu,  /r., 

will,  be  willing,  intend;    lnoUt'8 

©Ott,  would  to  God. 
tPOrauf  ,  adv.,  whereupon,  on  which 

or  what. 

roorcin,  adv.,  into  which. 
tt)ort,  «.  -(«)§,  *&i  word;  pl.-tt 

saying,  remark. 
100311,    adv.,   whereto,  wherefore; 

for  which  or  what;  why. 

TV.,  weight. 
,  n.  -8,  —  ,  wonder;  mira- 

cle. 

nmnberbar,  adj.,  wonderful. 
IDiinberbing,  n.  -(e)8,  -e,  won- 

derful thing,  marvel. 
IDllttbentf    intr.    or    trans,    also 

impers.,  wonder,  marvel. 
U)unber3cid?cn,  n.  -g,  —  ,  miracu- 

lous sign. 

n?unfd?,  m.  -eg,  *e,  wish. 
ipiinfd^cn,  tr.,  wish. 
rourbtg,  adj.,  worthy. 
tt?ur3el,/  w.,  root. 


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If  itfte,  /.  w.,  desert,  wilderness. 
Wut,/.,  rage,  fury. 

,  *'«#-.,  rage,  rave. 

,  tyranny. 
Jt>ut(e)nd7,  w.  -8,  -e,  tyrant, 
roiitig,  £<#'.,  raging. 

3. 

§acfe,/  w.,  prong,  peak. 
3agen,  *«/r.,  tremble,  be  timid, 
gafyf,/  w.,  number. 
3a^Ien,  ^.,  count,  rely  on  (auf). 
3<lbilen,  tr.,  pay,  pay  for. 
32t|tncri,  tr.,  tame,  check,  restrain. 
3art  (sorter,  jarteft),  adj.,  tender, 

delicate. 

gaubcr,  m.  -$,  — ,  charm,  spell. 
3aubern,  intr.,  hesitate. 
3Cb.(e)n,  num.,  ten. 
Sefynfad?,  adj.,  tenfold. 
3et|nt-er,-e,  -eg,  num.  adj.,  tenth. 
§>etd?ert,  n.  -§,  — ,  sign,  evidence. 
3eigen,  tr.  or  intr.,  show,  point  out; 

refl.,  appear. 
§CtIc,/.  w.,  line. 
§ett,/  w.,  time. 
3etttg,  «^'.,  early,  betimes. 
3citltd7,  «^'.,  temporal,  earthly. 
§ell(c),/  w.,  cell,  hermitage. 
36  r-,  insep.  prefix,  unaccented. 
3crbred?cn,   jerbrad),    gerbrod^en, 

gerbrid)t,  tr.,  break  in  pieces. 
3erfmcfen,  tr.,  break  off. 
3erlumpt,  part,  adj.,  ragged. 
3ernagen,  tr.t  gnaw. 
3crrct§en,  jerrife,  jerriffen,  tr.,  tear 

in  pieces. 

3Crfd7tncttern,  tr.,  dash  to  pieces. 
3CrfpaItcn,  tr.,  cleave,  divide. 


3crfprtngcn,  jerfprang, 

gen,  intr.   ].,  break   to   pieces, 

snap. 

3crftoren,  tr.,  destroy. 
3ertreten,  jertrat,  jertreten,  3er= 

tritt,  tr.,  tread  upon,  crush. 
§eugc,  m.  w.,  witness. 
3eugcn,  intr.,  witness,  testify. 
§cugitng,/  w.,  generation. 
3ter}en,  303,   gejogen,   tr.,  draw, 

pull;  *'«/>-.  b.,  draw  at  (an,  da/.); 

refl.  or  intr.  \.,  go,  move. 
§)tel,  n.  -(e)8,  -e,  limit,  goal,  mark, 

aim. 

3telcn,  intr.,  aim.  [beseem, 

t,   intr.    (with  dat.},   befit, 
.,  ornament,  decoration. 
t,/ w.,  carpenter's  ax. 
,  ^er,  <?r  »Ieute, 

carpenter. 

3tmmern,  *•.,  build. 
3tnfen,  z'w/r.,  I),  pay  rent. 
3tttern,  intr.  b,.,  tremble. 
3oflen,  intr.  b.,  pay  taxes. 
§orn,  w.  -e8,  anger,  wrath. 
yi/  prep,  with  dat.,  adv.  and  sep. 

prefix,  to,  at,  by,  towards;  fdjieft 

jU !  shoot  away !     {following  its 

noun)  towards. 
3ubrtngcn,  bradjte  — ,  -gebrad^t, 

sep.  tr.,  bring  to,  report. 
§ud?t,/,  ^e  (rare),  breed,  race. 
§Ud7ttgung,  /  w.,  chastisement, 

punishment. 

3UCfctt,  intr.  or  tr.  b.,  twitch,  quiver. 
3ubriicfcn,  tr.,  close,  shut  to. 
3UCtft,  adv.,  first,  at  first,  first  time. 
3ufat|ren,  fitbr — ,  -gefatjren,  faljrt, 

intr.  ortr.,  carry  or  bring  to;  ap- 
proach. 


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3nfaIIcn,  ftet  — ,  -gefatten,  fallt, 

intr.  f.,  fall  to  one's  share;  close, 
gug,  m.    -(e)«,  *e,    draft,   train, 

expedition;  feature. 
3ttgeben,  gab  — ,  -gegeben,  giebt, 

tr.,  grant,  concede;   admit. 
3iige'gen,  adv.,  present. 
3U(jeljen,  ging  — ,  -gegangen,  intr. 

f.,  go  to,  approach ;  reach ;  bend 

(to  the  oars),  lay  to.  See  note  to 

I.  2257. 

§iigel,  m.  -9,  — ,  rein,  bridle. 
3ucjletd7,  adv.,  at  the  same  time. 
3ufetjren,  fehrte  — ,  -gefebrt,  tr., 

turn  towards, 
guflinft,/,  future. 
3lllc^t,  adv.,  lastly,  last. 
SunSoft,  adv.,  close  by;  first  of  all. 
§nnft,/*e,  guild. 
§unge,/  iv.,  tongue,  language. 
3uretten,  ritt  — ,  -geritten,  intr.  ]., 

ride  on.  [Zurich. 

3)iir(t)d?,  capital  of  the  canton  of 
3Uriicf,  adv.,  back,  backwards. 
3uriicf  bletben,  blteb— ,  -geblieben, 

intr.  \.,  remain  behind. 
3iiriicffatjrcn,  fubr — ,  -gefabren, 

fabrt,  intr.  j.,  start  back. 
3urucffallen,    ftel  — ,    -gefallen, 

ftiflt,  intr.  f.,  fall  back. 
3urii<ffiibiren,  tr.,  bring  back. 
3iirii(fgcbcn,   gab  — ,   -gegeben, 

giebt,  tr.,  give  back,  restore. 
3uriicf fyalten,  hielt  — ,  -gehalten, 

halt,  tr.,  withhold. 
3Urucffcr|rcn,  intr.  \.,  return. 
3iiriicf?ommen,  lam  — ,  -gefom= 

men,  intr.  f.,  come  back. 
3uriicf[affen,   fiefe  — ,  -gelaffen, 

Ifijjt,  tr.,  leave  behind. 


3uriicffprtngcn,  fprang  — ,  -ge= 

fpvungen,  intr.  f.,  rebound. 
3uriicfftet)en,  ftanb  — ,  -geftanben, 

intr.  j.,  stand  back,  withdraw. 
Sviriicftretett,  trat  — ,  -getreten, 

tritt,  intr.  f.,  step  back. 
3uriicf  roerfcn,  tt>arf  — ,  -geroorfen, 

roirft,  tr.,  hurl  back. 
3Ufagen,  tr.,  promise. 
3yfammen,  adv.  and  sep.  prefix, 

together. 
3iifammenbred7en,  brad)  — ,  -ge* 

broken,  brid)t,  tr.,  break  down. 
3ufammenfled?ten,  flod)t  — ,  -ge* 

flodjten,  f(id)t,  tr.,  intertwine. 
3Ufammenfiibrcn,  tr.,   bring  to- 
gether. 
3tifammengren3en,  intr.,  border, 

meet. 
3ufammenbaltcn,  btett  — ,  -ge* 

^alten,  ba'It,  tr.  or  intr.,  hold 

together. 
3ufatnmenlaufett,   lief   — ,   -ge* 

laufen,  lailft,  intr.  \.,  gather  to- 
gether, congregate.  [self. 
3ufammcnraffcn,  tr.,  collect  one- 
3ufammenrufcn,  rief — ,  -gerufen, 

tr.,  call  together,  summon. 
3ufammcnftnfcn,  fan!  — ,  -gefun* 

fen,  intr.  \.,  sink  to  the  ground, 

sink  down;  collapse. 
3ufammcnftct}(c)n,  ftanb— , -ge* 

ftailben,  intr.,  stand  together. 
§llfd7auer,  m.  -«,  — ,  spectator. 
3ufd?te§en,  ftf)o§  — ,  -gefdjoffen, 

intr.  b.,  shoot  away,  fire. 
Sufdjleubcrn,  tr.  sep.,  hurl,  towards. 
3iifd?ltc§cn,  jdjlofe— ,  -gefcfjloffen, 

tr.,  shut. 
3Ufd?niiren,  tr.  sep.,  compress. 


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*lj  — /  -gefefjen,  fteljt, 

inir.,  look  on. 
3Utragen,    trug    — ,    -getragen, 

tragt,  tr.  carry  to;  reft.,  happen. 
3UtrailItd?,  adj.,  trusting. 
3licor,  adv.,  before. 
3U3CibJen,  tr.,  count  to,  entrust  to. 
3)tuang,  m.  -(e)8,  force,  constraint, 

servitude. 

3n?an3tg,  num.,  twenty. 
§tDC(f,  m.  -(ej§,  -e,  aim,  purpose. 
3ioet,  num.,  two. 


oJtoetfel,  m.  -8,  — ,  doubt. 

3tr>etfeln,  intr.,  doubt. 

3tr»etmal,  adv.,  twice.         [second. 

3ipeit-cr,   -c,   -es,    num.    adj., 

§tmetrad?t,/.,  discord. 

§«nng,  w.  -(e)8,  -e,  tower,  dun- 
geon. 

3njtngen,  giwang,  gejnmngen,  tr., 
force,  constrain,  subdue. 

3lDtfd^CTt,  prep,  with  dat.  or  ace., 
between,  among. 

3toolf,  num.,  twelve. 


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